小切手は人にお金を払う一つの方法です。

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小切手は人にお金を払う一つの方法です。

English Translation

A check is a method of paying money to somebody.

Furigana

小切手(こぎって)は人(ひと)にお金(かね)を払(はら)う一(ひと)つの方法(ほうほう)です。

Romanji

Kogitte wa hito ni okane o harau hitotsu no hōhō desu.

Words

小切手 (こぎって)

cheque; check

は (は)

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

に (に)

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

お金 (おかね)

money

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.

払う (はらう)

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

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

方法 (ほうほう)

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

です (です)

be; is