彼女は祖母の髪を優しく撫でてあげた

N5 彼女 kanojo she N4 祖母 sobo my grandmother N4 髪 kami hair N3 優 yuu superiority, high grade

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 女 jo, nyo, nyou / onna, me woman, female, femme N3 祖 so ancestor, pioneer, founder N5 母 bo / haha, mo mother, maman, mère N3 髪 hatsu / kami hair of the head, cheveux, pelo N3 優 yuu, u / yasa.shii, sugu.reru, masa.ru tenderness, excel, surpass

N4 〜てあげる te ageru Indicates doing something for another person, attaches to the te-form verb, can sound patronizing if used carelessly N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information