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食べ物は飲み込む前にかまなければならない。

Sentence Analyzer

食べ物 飲み込む かまなければならない

English Translation

Food should be chewed before being swallowed.

Furigana

()(もの)()()(まえ)にかまなければならない。

Romanji

Tabemono wa nomikomu mae ni kamanakerebanaranai.

Words

食べ物 (たべもの)
food
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
飲み込む (のみこむ)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; to engulf; to swallow up; to be filled with (people); to be crowded; to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words)
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
擤む (かむ)
to blow (one's nose)

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before