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Zach

だれがそのたくらみの陰にいるのだ。

Sentence Analyzer

だれ その たくらみ いる

English Translation

Who is behind the plot?

Furigana

だれがそのたくらみの(かげ)にいるのだ。

Romanji

Dare ga sono takurami no kage ni iru no da.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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...
企む (たくらむ)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
()
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
(かげ)
shade; shadow; other side; back; background
()
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
要る (いる)
to need; to want
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: イン、 かげ、 かげ.る
Meanings: shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow