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私はテニスをする前に必ず足の筋肉を伸ばす運動をする。

Sentence Analyzer

テニス する 必ず 筋肉 伸ばす 運動 する

English Translation

I always stretch my leg muscles before playing tennis.

Furigana

(わたし)はテニスをする(まえ)(かなら)(あし)筋肉(きんにく)()ばす運動(うんどう)をする。

Romanji

Watashi wa tenisu o suru mae ni kanarazu ashi no kinniku o nobasu undō o suru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
テニス (テニス)
tennis
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
(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
必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
(あし)
foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin
()
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
筋肉 (きんにく)
muscle; sinew
伸ばす (のばす)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen; to develop; to expand
運動 (うんどう)
exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Readings: キン、 すじ
Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: シン、 の.びる、 の.ばす、 の.べる、 の.す
Meanings: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake