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私はケンの店で大きなぬいぐるみのクマを買いたかったが、それは売り物ではなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

けん 大きな ぬいぐるみ くま 買いたかった それ 売り物 なかった

English Translation

I wanted to buy a huge stuffed bear at Ken's but it was not for sale.

Furigana

(わたし)はケンの(みせ)(おお)きなぬいぐるみのクマを()いたかったが、それは()(もの)ではなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa Ken no mise de ōkina nuigurumi no kuma o kaitakatta ga, sore wa urimono de wa nakatta.

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
(けん)
tendon
()
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
(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
縫いぐるみ (ぬいぐるみ)
stuffed toy; plush toy; plush toys; soft toy; cuddly toy
(くま)
corner; nook; recess; a shadow; a shade
()
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.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
売り物 (うりもの)
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; For Sale (on a sign); specialty; selling point
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter