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Zach

男の子が雨の中を新聞を配っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

男の子 新聞 配っていた

English Translation

A boy was giving out newspapers in the rain.

Furigana

(おとこ)()(あめ)(なか)新聞(しんぶん)(くば)っていた。

Romanji

Otokonoko ga ame no naka o shinbun o kubatteita.

Words

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)
boy; male child; baby boy
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(あめ)
rain
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
()
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.
新聞 (しんぶん)
newspaper
配る (くばる)
to distribute; to deliver; to deal (cards)

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ハイ、 くば.る
Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing