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Zach

たった一人の幼い娘しか彼らにはいなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

たった 幼い しか 彼ら はいなかった

English Translation

Only one little daughter did they have.

Furigana

たった(いち)(にん)(おさな)(むすめ)しか(かれ)らにはいなかった。

Romanji

Tatta ichi nin no osanai musume shika karera ni wainakatta.

Words

たった (たった)
only; merely; but; no more than
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
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
幼い (おさない、いとけない)
very young; childish; immature
(むすめ)
(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ヨウ、 おさな.い
Meanings: infancy, childhood
Readings: ジョウ、 むすめ、 こ
Meanings: daughter, girl
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the