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Zach

ベンチに腰かけたとたんに、ペンキが塗りたてなのに気づいた。

Sentence Analyzer

べんち 腰かけた とたんに ぺんき 塗りたて 気づいた

English Translation

I had hardly sat down on the bench when I found it had just been painted.

Furigana

ベンチに(こし)かけたとたんに、ペンキが()りたてなのに()づいた。

Romanji

Benchi ni koshikaketa totanni, penki ga nuritate na no ni kizuita.

Words

ベンチ (ベンチ)
bench
()
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
腰掛ける (こしかける)
to sit (down)
途端に (とたんに)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
ペンキ (ペンキ)
paint
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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
気付く (きづく)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

Kanji

Readings: ヨウ、 こし
Meanings: loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
Readings: ト、 ぬ.る、 ぬ.り、 まみ.れる
Meanings: paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood