朝食は何を食べたの。
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English Translation
What did you have for breakfast?
Furigana
Romanji
Chōshoku wa nani o tabeta no.
Words
朝食
(ちょうしょく、あさげ、あさけ)
breakfast
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!
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.
食べる
(たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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