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エジソンは発明の才のある人物だった。

Sentence Analyzer

エジソン 発明 ある 人物 だった

English Translation

Edison was an ingenious person.

Furigana

エジソンは発明(はつめい)(さい)のある人物(じんぶつ)だった。

Romanji

Ejison wa hatsumei no sai no aru jinbutsu datta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
発明 (はつめい)
invention; intelligent; clever; being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear
()
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
(さい)
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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
人物 (じんぶつ)
person; character; figure; personage; man; woman; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

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: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter