How to Say ‘Put ten portions in each.’ in Japanese
十人分ずつ入れて。
juu nin bun zutsu ire te
[JOO neen boon ZOO-tsoo ee-REH te]
Phrase Breakdown
十人分ずつ
juu nin bun zutsu
ten servings each
ずつ (zutsu) means 'each' or 'at a time'. Say 'juuninbun zutsu'.
十人分ずつ作ります。
I make ten servings at a time.
Words in this phrase
十
juu
[JOO]
ten
The number 10.
十個切って。
Cut ten.
人
nin
[neen]
person (counter)
Counter suffix for people.
八人います。
There are eight people.
分
bun
[boon]
portion; share
Suffix meaning the amount for a number of people.
四人分お願い。
Four portions, please.
ずつ
zutsu
[ZOO-tsoo]
each; at a time
Shows an equal amount per unit.
一つずつ並べて。
Line them up one at a time.
入れて。
ire te
put (them) in
入れて (irete) is a casual request meaning 'put in'. Say 'irete'.
箱に入れて。
Put it in the box.
Words in this phrase
入れ
ire
[ee-REH]
put in (stem)
Stem of ireru, to put something into.
袋に入れて。
Put it in the bag.
て
te
[te]
and; please do
The て-form ending that connects a verb to the next part, often for requests.
イベントの後で少し話してください。
Please talk with me a little after the event.
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