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Zach

本をなくした、というかどこかに置いてきたというのは確かですか。

Sentence Analyzer

なくした いう どこ 置いてきた という 確か です

English Translation

Are you certain that you lost your book, or did you merely misplace it?

Furigana

(ほん)をなくした、というかどこかに()いてきたというのは(たし)かですか。

Romanji

Hon o nakushita, to iu ka doko ka ni oitekita toiu no wa tashika desu ka.

Words

(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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.
無くす (なくす)
to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
()
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
置く (おく)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
確か (たしか)
sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: チ、 お.く、 -お.き
Meanings: placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident