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今までベートーベンの「第九」を聞いたことあるかい?

Sentence Analyzer

まで ベートーベン 聞いた こと ある かい

English Translation

Have you ever listened to Beethoven's "Ninth"?

Furigana

(いま)までベートーベンの「(だい)(きゅう)」を()いたことあるかい?

Romanji

Ima made Be-To-Ben no" dai kyū" o kiita koto aru kai?

Words

(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
ベートーヴェン (ベートーヴェン、ベートーベン、ヴェートーベン)
Beethoven
()
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
(だい)
ordinal
(きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)
nine
()
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.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
かい (かい、かえ)
marks yes-no question

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ダイ、 テイ
Meanings: No., residence
Readings: キュウ、 ク、 ここの、 ここの.つ
Meaning: nine
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen