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Zach

彼がわたしたちの案内役をつとめた。

Sentence Analyzer

わたしたち 案内役 つとめた

English Translation

He acted as our guide.

Furigana

(かれ)がわたしたちの案内役(あんないやく)をつとめた。

Romanji

Kare ga watashitachi no annaiyaku o tsutometa.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
()
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
案内役 (あんないやく)
guide; host
()
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.
勤める (つとめる)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: アン、 つくえ
Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role