私はジャムの代わりに蜂蜜を使います。
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English Translation
I substitute honey for jam.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi wa jamu no kawari ni hachimitsu o tsukaimasu.
Words
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ジャム
(ジャム)
jam
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
代わり
(かわり)
substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; compensation; exchange; return; second helping; another cup; seconds; upcoming program; upcoming programme
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
蜂蜜
(はちみつ、はつみつ、ハチミツ)
honey
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.
使う
(つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
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
Readings: ホウ、 はち
Meanings: bee, wasp, hornet
Readings: ミツ、 ビツ
Meanings: honey, nectar, molasses
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause