彼の名前は健二ですが、私たちは彼をケンと呼んでいます。

Sentence Analyzer

彼の名前は健二ですが、私たちは彼をけんと呼んでいます。

English Translation

His name is Kenji, but we call him Ken.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の名前(なまえ)は健(けん)二(に)ですが、私(わたし)たちは彼(かれ)をケンと呼(よ)んでいます。

Romanji

Kare no namae wa ken ni desu ga, watashitachi wa kare o Ken to yondeimasu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

は (は)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

です (です)

be; is

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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.

腱 (けん)

tendon

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

呼ぶ (よぶ)

to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife