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Zach

あなたは、彼に参加したいかどうか尋ねさえすればいい。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた 参加したい どう 尋ね さえ すれば いい

English Translation

You have only to ask him if he'd like to join us.

Furigana

あなたは、(かれ)参加(さんか)したいかどうか(たず)ねさえすればいい。

Romanji

Anata wa, kare ni sankashitai ka dō ka tazune sae sureba ii.

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
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
参加 (さんか)
participation
()
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
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
尋ねる (たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
さえ (さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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
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

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: サン、 シン、 まい.る、 まい-、 まじわる、 みつ
Meanings: nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Readings: カ、 くわ.える、 くわ.わる
Meanings: add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ
Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for