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Zach

彼はアリゾナで何本か西部劇を撮っている。

Sentence Analyzer

アリゾナ 西部 撮っている

English Translation

He has shot some Westerns in Arizona.

Furigana

(かれ)はアリゾナで(なん)(ほん)西部(せいぶ)(げき)()っている。

Romanji

Kare wa Arizona de nan hon ka seibu geki o totteiru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(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.
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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
西部 (せいぶ)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (i.e. of the US)
(げき)
drama; play; powerful drug
()
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.
撮る (とる)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
西
Readings: セイ、 サイ、 ス、 にし
Meanings: west, Spain
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Reading: ゲキ
Meanings: drama, play
Readings: サツ、 と.る、 つま.む、 -ど.り
Meanings: snapshot, take pictures