「身分確認のためにあなたの運転免許証を見せていただけますか」とその係員はいった。

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English Translation

"May I please see your driver's license for identification?", said the clerk.

Furigana

「身分(みぶん)確認(かくにん)のためにあなたの運転(うんてん)免許証(めんきょしょう)を見(み)せていただけますか」とその係員(かかりいん)はいった。

Romanji

" mibun kakunin no tameni anata no unten menkyoshō o misete itadakemasu ka" to sono kakariin wa itta.

Words

身分 (みぶん)

social position; social status

確認 (かくにん)

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

貴方 (あなた)

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

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

免許証 (めんきょしょう)

licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)

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.

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display

頂ける (いただける)

to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory

か (か)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

係員 (かかりいん)

official (e.g. customs); clerk in charge

は (は)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix