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いとこのテディーは大学でフランス語を専攻し、パリで1年間勉強しました。

Sentence Analyzer

いとこ テディー 大学 ふらんす語 専攻し ぱり 年間 勉強しました

English Translation

My cousin Teddy majored in French in college and studied in Paris for one year.

Furigana

いとこのテディーは大学(だいがく)でフランス()専攻(せんこう)し、パリで1年間(ねんかん)勉強(べんきょう)しました。

Romanji

Itoko no tedhi- wa daigaku de furansugo o senkōshi, Pari de ichi nenkan benkyōshimashita.

Words

従兄弟 (いとこ、じゅうけいてい)
cousin (male)
()
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
テディー (テディー)
teddy (bear) (type of lingerie)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大学 (だいがく)
post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
(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.
フランス語 (フランスご)
French (language)
()
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.
専攻 (せんこう)
major subject; special study
巴里 (パリ)
Paris (France)
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
年間 (ねんかん)
year (period of)
勉強 (べんきょう)
study; diligence; discount; reduction

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: セン、 もっぱ.ら
Meanings: specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Readings: コウ、 せ.める
Meanings: aggression, attack, criticize, polish
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ベン、 つと.める
Meanings: exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong