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コロンブスが1492年にアメリカを発見したということを私たちは学んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

コロンブス アメリカ 発見した という こと 私たち 学んだ

English Translation

We learned that Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Furigana

コロンブスが1492(ねん)にアメリカを発見(はっけん)したということを(わたし)たちは(まな)んだ。

Romanji

Koronbusu ga ichi yon kyū ni nen ni Amerika o hakkenshita toiu koto o watashitachi wa mananda.

Words

()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(し、よん、よ)
four
(きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)
nine
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
亜米利加 (アメリカ)
America; United States of America
()
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.
発見 (はっけん)
discovery; detection; finding
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science