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部屋の奥で何か音がするのに気がついた。

Sentence Analyzer

部屋 する 気がついた

English Translation

They were suddenly aware of a noise in the back of the room.

Furigana

部屋(へや)(おく)(なに)(おと)がするのに()がついた。

Romanji

Heya no oku de nani ka oto ga suru no ni kigatsuita.

Words

部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable
()
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
(おく)
interior; inner part; inside
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
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
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
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
気がつく (きがつく)
to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

Kanji

Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: オウ、 おく、 おく.まる、 くま
Meanings: heart, interior
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood