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彼女はいつだって自分が命令する立場にいないと気がすまないのです。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 いつ だって 自分 命令する 立場 いない すまない です

English Translation

She always has to be the one giving orders.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はいつだって自分(じぶん)命令(めいれい)する立場(たちば)にいないと()がすまないのです。

Romanji

Kanojo wa itsu datte jibun ga meireisuru tachiba ni inai to ki ga sumanai no desu.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時 (いつ)
when; how soon
だって (だって)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well; also; they say; I hear; you mean
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
命令 (めいれい)
order; command; decree; directive; (software) instruction; statement
立場 (たちば)
standpoint; position; situation
()
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
要る (いる)
to need; to want
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence
済む (すむ)
to finish; to end; to be completed; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
()
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Reading: レイ
Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood