先月は野菜の値段が高くなったので、食料品代が増えた。

Sentence Analyzer

先月 は 野菜 の 値段 が 高く なった ので 、 食料品代 が 増えた 。

English Translation

Our grocery bill soared last month because of higher vegetable prices.

Furigana

先月(せんげつ)は野菜(やさい)の値段(ねだん)が高(たか)くなったので、食料品代(しょくりょうひんだい)が増(ふ)えた。

Romanji

Sengetsu wa yasai no nedan ga takaku natta node, shokuryōhindai ga fueta.

Words

先月 (せんげつ)

last month

は (は)

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

野菜 (やさい)

vegetable

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

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

が (が)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

増える (ふえる)

to increase; to multiply

Kanji

先

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

月

Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき

Meanings: month, moon

野

Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-

Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life

菜

Readings: サイ、 な

Meanings: vegetable, side dish, greens

値

Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい

Meanings: price, cost, value

段

Readings: ダン、 タン

Meanings: grade, steps, stairs

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

料

Reading: リョウ

Meanings: fee, materials

品

Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな

Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

増

Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote