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マヤ族の人々はボールをゴムで作っていました。

Sentence Analyzer

マヤ族 人々 ぼーる ごむ 作っていました

English Translation

The Mayas made their balls out of rubber.

Furigana

マヤ(ぞく)人々(ひとびと)はボールをゴムで(つく)っていました。

Romanji

Mayazoku no hitobito wa bo-ru o gomu de tsukutteimashita.

Words

()
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
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ホール (ホール)
hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant
()
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.
護謨 (ゴム、ごむ)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
(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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

Reading: ゾク
Meanings: tribe, family
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build