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始めそれぞれの男性は10ドルずつ払いました。

Sentence Analyzer

始め それぞれ 男性 どる ずつ 払いました

English Translation

At first each man had paid $10.

Furigana

(はじ)めそれぞれの男性(だんせい)は10ドルずつ(はら)いました。

Romanji

Hajime sorezore no dansei wa ichi zero doru zutsu haraimashita.

Words

始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
夫れ夫れ (それぞれ)
each; respectively
()
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
男性 (だんせい)
man; male; masculine gender
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
ドール (ドール、ドル)
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
ずつ (ずつ、づつ)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
払う (はらう)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of