彼女は夕食まで空腹をしのぐためいくらかクッキーを食べた。

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English Translation

She had some cookies to stay her hunger until dinner.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は夕食(ゆうしょく)まで空腹(くうふく)をしのぐためいくらかクッキーを食(た)べた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa yūshoku made kūfuku o shinogu tame ikura ka kukki- o tabeta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

夕食 (ゆうしょく)

evening meal; dinner

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

空腹 (くうふく)

hunger

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

凌ぐ (しのぐ)

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation); to pull through; to get over; to survive; to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

幾ら (いくら)

how much?; how many?; even; even if

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

クッキー (クッキー)

cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on