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ジェーンは、彼女の母親と同じリボンをつけていた。

Sentence Analyzer

ジェーン 彼女 母親 同じ リボン つけていた

English Translation

Jane wore the same ribbon as her mother did.

Furigana

ジェーンは、彼女(かのじょ)母親(ははおや)(おな)じリボンをつけていた。

Romanji

Jye-N wa, kanojo no hahaoya to onaji ribon o tsuketeita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
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
母親 (ははおや)
mother
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
リボン (リボン)
ribbon
()
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

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal