彼は何通かの手紙を秘書に口述した。

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彼は何通かの手紙を秘書に口述した。

English Translation

He dictated several letters to his secretary.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は何(なん)通(つう)かの手紙(てがみ)を秘書(ひしょ)に口述(こうじゅつ)した。

Romanji

Kare wa nan tsū ka no tegami o hisho ni kōjutsushita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

通 (つう)

connoisseur; authority; counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

か (か)

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

の (の)

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

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

を (を)

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.

秘書 (ひしょ)

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

に (に)

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

口述 (こうじゅつ)

dictation; verbal statement