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彼らは月曜日か火曜日に来てもよいが、水曜日と木曜日はだめだ。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 月曜日 火曜日 来て よい 水曜日 木曜日 だめ

English Translation

They can come on Monday or Tuesday, but not on Wednesday or Thursday.

Furigana

(かれ)らは月曜日(げつようび)火曜日(かようび)()てもよいが、水曜日(すいようび)木曜日(もくようび)はだめだ。

Romanji

Karera wa getsuyōbi ka kayōbi ni kite mo yoi ga, suiyōbi to mokuyōbi wa dame da.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
月曜日 (げつようび)
Monday
()
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
火曜日 (かようび)
Tuesday
()
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
来る (くる)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
良い (よい)
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
水曜日 (すいようび)
Wednesday
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
木曜日 (もくようび)
Thursday
駄目 (だめ、ダメ)
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Reading: ヨウ
Meaning: weekday
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood