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どうやら、そのみすぼらしいアパートは空き家のようだ。

Sentence Analyzer

どうやら その みすぼらしい アパート 空き家 よう

English Translation

Apparently that shabby flat is vacant.

Furigana

どうやら、そのみすぼらしいアパートは()()のようだ。

Romanji

Dōyara, sono misuborashii apa-to wa akiya no yō da.

Words

どうやら (どうやら)
it seems like; it appears that; somehow or other
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
見窄らしい (みすぼらしい)
shabby; seedy
アパート (アパート)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
空き家 (あきや)
vacant house; unoccupied house
()
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
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer