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あなたは食卓の用意をするのを手伝わなければいけない。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた 食卓 用意 する 手伝わなければいけない

English Translation

You must help set the table.

Furigana

あなたは食卓(しょくたく)用意(ようい)をするのを手伝(てつだ)わなければいけない。

Romanji

Anata wa shokutaku no yōi o suru no o tetsudawanakerebaikenai.

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
食卓 (しょくたく)
dining table
()
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
用意 (ようい)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
手伝う (てつだう)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Reading: タク
Meanings: eminent, table, desk, high
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition