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ジェフはキムが誕生プレゼントにあげたネクタイをつけていた。

Sentence Analyzer

じぇふ きむ 誕生 プレゼント あげた ネクタイ つけていた

English Translation

Jeff wore the tie which Kim had given him for a birthday present.

Furigana

ジェフはキムが誕生(たんじょう)プレゼントにあげたネクタイをつけていた。

Romanji

Jyefu wa Kimu ga tanjō purezento ni ageta nekutai o tsuketeita.

Words

シェフ (シェフ)
chef
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
義務 (ぎむ)
duty; obligation; responsibility
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
誕生 (たんじょう)
birth; creation; formation
プレゼント (プレゼント)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
()
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
上げる (あげる)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry; to show someone (into a room); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to send someone (away); to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); to earn (something desirable); to praise; to give (an example, etc.); to cite; to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); to arrest; to nominate; to give; to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); to bear (a child); to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (of the tide) to come in; to vomit; to do for (the sake of someone else); to complete ...; to humbly do ...
ネクタイ (ネクタイ)
tie; necktie
()
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.
点ける (つける)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up

Kanji

Reading: タン
Meanings: nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth