母は手紙をくれ、私の健康を尋ねた。
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English Translation
My mother wrote to me and asked after my health.
Furigana
Romanji
Haha wa tegami o kure, watashi no kenkō o tazuneta.
Words
母
(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
手紙
(てがみ)
letter
を
(を)
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.
呉れる
(くれる)
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given
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
健康
(けんこう)
health; sound; wholesome
尋ねる
(たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
Kanji
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence
Reading: コウ
Meanings: ease, peace
Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ
Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for