その少年は少女たちの間に座った。

Sentence Analyzer

その 少年 は 少女たち の 間 に 座った 。

English Translation

The boy sat among the girls.

Furigana

その少年(しょうねん)は少女(しょうじょ)たちの間(ま)に座(すわ)った。

Romanji

Sono shōnen wa shōjotachi no ma ni suwatta.

Words

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...

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

の (の)

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

に (に)

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

座

Readings: ザ、 すわ.る

Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit