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電話は彼を家から出すための策略だった。

Sentence Analyzer

電話 から 出す ため 策略 だった

English Translation

The phone call was a trick to get him out of the house.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)(かれ)(いえ)から()すための策略(さくりゃく)だった。

Romanji

Denwa wa kare o ie kara dasu tame no sakuryaku datta.

Words

電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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.
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
出す (だす)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to show; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish; to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound); to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
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
策略 (さくりゃく)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Reading: サク
Meanings: scheme, plan, policy, step, means
Readings: リャク、 ほぼ、 おか.す、 おさ.める、 はかりごと、 はか.る、 はぶ.く、 りゃく.す、 りゃく.する
Meanings: abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder