あなたは大学で何を専攻されましたか。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた 大学 専攻されました

English Translation

What did you major in at college?

Furigana

あなたは大学(だいがく)(なに)専攻(せんこう)されましたか。

Romanji

Anata wa daigaku de nani o senkōsaremashita ka.

Words

貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
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.
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
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
()
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

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: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: セン、 もっぱ.ら
Meanings: specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Readings: コウ、 せ.める
Meanings: aggression, attack, criticize, polish