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「ええ、そうね」とスーザンが言葉をさしはさむ。「私が電話したのは・・・」

Sentence Analyzer

ええ そう スーザン 言葉 さしはさむ 電話した

English Translation

"Ah, that's true," Susan puts in, "I just wanted to call to ..."

Furigana

「ええ、そうね」とスーザンが言葉(ことば)をさしはさむ。「(わたし)電話(でんわ)したのは・・・」

Romanji

" ē, sō ne" to Su-Zan ga kotoba o sashihasamu." watashi ga denwashita no wa"

Words

ええ (ええ、えー)
yes; that is correct; right; um; errr; huh?; grrr; gah; Must I?; good
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
言葉 (ことば、けとば)
language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking
()
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.
差し挟む (さしはさむ)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour; to entertain (e.g. a theory)
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
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
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk