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誰がここに金塊を埋めたのだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

ここ 金塊 埋めた だろう

English Translation

Who buried the gold bars here?

Furigana

(だれ)がここに金塊(きんかい)()めたのだろう。

Romanji

Dare ga koko ni kinkai o umeta no darou.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
此処 (ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
()
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
金塊 (きんかい)
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar
()
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.
埋める (うめる)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out; to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for; to put cold water (in a bath); to cover; to scatter something over
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: カイ、 ケ、 かたまり、 つちくれ
Meanings: clod, lump, chunk, clot, mass
Readings: マイ、 う.める、 う.まる、 う.もれる、 うず.める、 うず.まる、 い.ける
Meanings: bury, be filled up, embedded