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Zach

私たちは日本の歌をいくつか学びたい。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 日本 いくつ 学びたい

English Translation

We want to learn some Japanese songs.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは日本(にっぽん)(うた)をいくつか(まな)びたい。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa Nippon no uta o ikutsu ka manabitai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
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
(うた)
song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry
()
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.
幾つ (いくつ)
how many?; how old?
()
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
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, sing
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science