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ある外国人が私に駅がどこにあるかと聞いた。

Sentence Analyzer

ある 外国人 どこ ある 聞いた

English Translation

A foreigner asked me where the station was.

Furigana

ある外国人(がいこくじん)(わたし)(えき)がどこにあるかと()いた。

Romanji

Aru gaikokujin ga watashi ni eki ga doko ni aru ka to kiita.

Words

(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
外国人 (がいこくじん)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
(えき)
station
何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

Kanji

Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: エキ
Meaning: station
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen