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Zach

健はいくつかの卵を買うためにスーパーマーケットへ行きました。

Sentence Analyzer

いくつ 買う ために スーパーマーケット 行きました

English Translation

Ken went to the supermarket to buy some eggs.

Furigana

(けん)はいくつかの(たまご)()うためにスーパーマーケットへ()きました。

Romanji

Ken wa ikutsu ka no tamago o kau tameni su-pa-ma-ketto e ikimashita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
()
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
(たまご)
eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy
()
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.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
スーパーマーケット (スーパーマーケット)
supermarket
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
行く (いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence
Readings: ラン、 たまご
Meanings: egg, ovum, spawn, roe
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank