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先週はパチンコで勝った友人に焼き肉をごちそうになりました。食べ放題でたらふく食べました。

Sentence Analyzer

先週 パチンコ 勝った 友人 焼き肉 ごちそう なりました 食べ放題 たらふく 食べました

English Translation

Last week I was treated to dinner by my friend who'd won at pachinko. It was all-you-can-eat so I ate to my heart's content.

Furigana

先週(せんしゅう)はパチンコで()った友人(ゆうじん)()(にく)をごちそうになりました。()放題(ほうだい)でたらふく()べました。

Romanji

Senshū wa pachinko de katta yūjin ni yakiniku o gochisō ni narimashita. tabehōdai de tarafuku tabemashita.

Words

先週 (せんしゅう)
last week; the week before
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
パチンコ (パチンコ、ぱちんこ)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
勝つ (かつ)
to win; to gain victory
友人 (ゆうじん)
friend
()
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
焼肉 (やきにく)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
()
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.
ご馳走 (ごちそう)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
鱈腹 (たらふく)
to one's heart's content
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ
Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける
Meanings: bake, burning
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ホウ、 はな.す、 -っぱな.し、 はな.つ、 はな.れる、 こ.く、 ほう.る
Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject