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Zach

彼は古い車と新しい車を交換した。

Sentence Analyzer

古い 新しい 交換した

English Translation

He exchanged his old car for a new one.

Furigana

(かれ)(ふる)(くるま)(あたら)しい(くるま)交換(こうかん)した。

Romanji

Kare wa furui kuruma to atarashii kuruma o kōkanshita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
()
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.
交換 (こうかん)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: カン、 か.える、 -か.える、 か.わる
Meanings: interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew