ジョンが妹に代わって答えた。

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ジョン が 妹 に 代わって 答えた 。

English Translation

John answered for his sister.

Furigana

ジョンが妹(いもうと)に代(か)わって答(こた)えた。

Romanji

Jon ga imōto ni kawatte kotaeta.

Words

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

妹 (いもうと)

younger sister

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

替わる (かわる)

to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply

Kanji

妹

Readings: マイ、 いもうと

Meaning: younger sister

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

答

Readings: トウ、 こた.える、 こた.え

Meanings: solution, answer