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Zach

彼は紙に1つの文を書いたが、私にはその文が分からなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

1つ 書いた その 分からなかった

English Translation

He wrote a sentence on the paper, but I didn't understand the sentence.

Furigana

(かれ)(かみ)に1つの(ぶん)()いたが、(わたし)にはその(ぶん)()からなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa kami ni hitotsu no bun o kaita ga, watashi ni wa sono bun ga wakaranakatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かみ)
paper
()
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
一つ (ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
()
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
(ぶん)
sentence; composition; text; writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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...
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100