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アブラハム・リンカーンの父の職業は大工だった。

Sentence Analyzer

アブラハム・リンカーン 職業 大工 だった

English Translation

Abraham Lincoln's father was a carpenter by trade.

Furigana

アブラハム・リンカーンの(ちち)職業(しょくぎょう)大工(だいく)だった。

Romanji

Aburahamurinka-n no chichi no shokugyō wa daiku datta.

Words

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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
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
職業 (しょくぎょう)
occupation; business
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大工 (だいく)
carpenter
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: コウ、 ク、 グ
Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)