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Zach

彼は川で泳いでいるうちに溺死しました。

Sentence Analyzer

泳いでいる うちに 溺死しました

English Translation

He drowned while swimming in the river.

Furigana

(かれ)(かわ)(およ)いでいるうちに溺死(できし)しました。

Romanji

Kare wa kawa de oyoideiru uchini dekishishimashita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
泳ぐ (およぐ)
to swim
打ち荷 (うちに)
jettisoned cargo
溺死 (できし)
death by drowning

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ
Meaning: swim
Readings: デキ、 ジョウ、 ニョウ、 いばり、 おぼ.れる
Meanings: drown, indulge
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die