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Zach

何冊かの本が盗まれた。

Sentence Analyzer

盗まれた

English Translation

A number of books were stolen.

Furigana

(なん)(さつ)かの(ほん)(ぬす)まれた。

Romanji

Nan satsu ka no hon ga nusumareta.

Words

(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(さつ)
counter for books; volume
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
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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
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
盗む (ぬすむ)
to steal

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: サツ、 サク、 ふみ
Meanings: tome, counter for books, volume
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: トウ、 ぬす.む、 ぬす.み
Meanings: steal, rob, pilfer