あなたは昼食代を払わなくてもいいですよ。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

You need not pay for your lunch.

Furigana

あなたは昼食代(ちゅうしょくだい)を払(はら)わなくてもいいですよ。

Romanji

Anata wa chūshokudai o harawanakute mo ii desu yo.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

昼食代 (ちゅうしょくだい)

lunch price

を (を)

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.

払う (はらう)

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

です (です)

be; is

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!