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Zach

たいていの物は百貨店で買います。

Sentence Analyzer

たいてい 百貨店 買います

English Translation

I get most things at the stores.

Furigana

たいていの(もの)百貨店(ひゃっかてん)()います。

Romanji

Taitei no mono wa hyakkaten de kaimasu.

Words

大抵 (たいてい)
mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(もの、もん)
thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
百貨店 (ひゃっかてん)
(department) store; (department) stores
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

Kanji

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ヒャク、 ビャク、 もも
Meaning: hundred
Readings: カ、 たから
Meanings: freight, goods, property
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy