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国境でパスポートの提示を求められた。

Sentence Analyzer

国境 パスポート 提示 求められた

English Translation

I was asked for my passport at the border.

Furigana

国境(こっきょう)でパスポートの提示(ていじ)(もと)められた。

Romanji

Kokkyō de pasupo-to no teiji o motomerareta.

Words

国境 (こっきょう、くにざかい、こっかい)
national border; provincial border
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
パスポート (パスポート)
passport
()
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
提示 (ていじ)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
()
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.
求める (もとめる)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい
Meanings: boundary, border, region
Readings: テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ、 さ.げる
Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand
Readings: ジ、 シ、 しめ.す
Meanings: show, indicate, point out, express, display
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand