私はおじの名をとって名付けられた。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
I was named after my uncle.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi wa oji no na o totte nazukerareta.
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
祖父
(そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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
名
(な)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; reputation; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
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.
穫る
(とる)
to harvest (a crop)
名付ける
(なづける)
to name; to call; to christen; to term