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Zach

この事件の裏に何かがあるに違いない。

Sentence Analyzer

この 事件 ある 違いない

English Translation

There must be something at the back of this matter.

Furigana

この事件(じけん)(うら)(なに)かがあるに(ちが)いない。

Romanji

Kono jiken no ura ni nani ka ga aru ni chigainai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
事件 (じけん)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
()
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
(うら)
bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side; rear; back; behind (the house); lining; inside; out of sight; behind the scenes; proof; opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.); bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
()
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
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
違い (ちがい)
difference; discrepancy

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ケン、 くだん
Meanings: affair, case, matter, item
Readings: リ、 うら
Meanings: back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ