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Zach

だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。

Sentence Analyzer

だれ この 封筒 破って 開けた

English Translation

Who has torn the envelope open?

Furigana

だれがこの封筒(ふうとう)(やぶ)って()けたのか。

Romanji

Dare ga kono fūtō o yabutte aketa no ka.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
封筒 (ふうとう)
envelope
()
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.
破る (やぶる)
to tear; to break; to destroy; to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to shatter (dream, peace, etc.); to disturb; to violate (a rule etc.); to break (a promise etc.); to break (a record)
開ける (はだける)
to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch
()
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
()
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

Kanji

Readings: フウ、 ホウ
Meanings: seal, closing
Readings: トウ、 つつ
Meanings: cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal