母はケーキを８つに分けました。
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English Translation
Mother divided the cake into eight pieces.
Furigana
Romanji
Haha wa ke-ki o yattsu ni wakemashita.
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
ケーキ
(ケーキ)
cake
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.
八つ
(やっつ、やつ)
eight
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
分ける
(わける)
to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); to break up (a fight); to mediate; to call a draw; to tie; to push one's way through (a crowd); to sell