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Zach

本当?僕は電車を使って1時間かかったよ。

Sentence Analyzer

本当 電車 使って 時間 かかった

English Translation

Really? It took me an hour by train.

Furigana

本当(ほんとう)(ぼく)電車(でんしゃ)使(つか)って1時間(じかん)かかったよ。

Romanji

Hontō? boku wa densha o tsukatte ichi jikan kakatta yo.

Words

本当 (ほんとう、ほんと)
truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
()
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
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
罹る (かかる)
to suffer from
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
使
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
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space