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Zach

私のおじいちゃんは大工です。

Sentence Analyzer

私 の おじいちゃん は 大工 です 。

English Translation

My grandfather is a carpenter.

Furigana

私(わたし)のおじいちゃんは大工(だいく)です。

Romanji

Watashi no ojiichan wa daiku desu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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
お祖父ちゃん (おじいちゃん)
grandpa; granddad
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大工 (だいく)
carpenter
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

私
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
大
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
工
Readings: コウ、 ク、 グ
Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)