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すき焼きはどんな材料を使うのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

すき焼き どんな 材料 使う です

English Translation

What is sukiyaki made of?

Furigana

すき()きはどんな材料(ざいりょう)使(つか)うのですか。

Romanji

Sukiyaki wa donna zairyō o tsukau no desu ka.

Words

すき焼き (すきやき、スキヤキ)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
どんな (どんな)
what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
材料 (ざいりょう)
ingredients; material
()
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.
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
()
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
です (です)
be; is
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける
Meanings: bake, burning
Reading: ザイ
Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: fee, materials
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause