あなたは欠席の理由を説明しなければならない。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

You must account for your absence.

Furigana

あなたは欠席(けっせき)の理由(りゆう)を説明(せつめい)しなければならない。

Romanji

Anata wa kesseki no riyū o setsumeishinakerebanaranai.

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

欠席 (けっせき)

absence; non-attendance

の (の)

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

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

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.

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition