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じつをいうと、二人は夫婦ではないのです。

Sentence Analyzer

いう 夫婦 ない です

English Translation

To tell the truth, they are not husband and wife.

Furigana

じつをいうと、()(にん)夫婦(ふうふ)ではないのです。

Romanji

Ji tsu o iu to, ni nin wa fūfu de wa nai no desu.

Words

()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
()
indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
()
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.
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
夫婦 (ふうふ、めおと、みょうと)
married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(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.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: フ、 フウ、 ブ、 おっと、 それ
Meanings: husband, man
Readings: フ、 よめ
Meanings: lady, woman, wife, bride