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私は食堂で自分の名前が呼ばれるのが聞こえた。

Sentence Analyzer

食堂 自分 名前 呼ばれる 聞こえた

English Translation

I heard my name called in the cafeteria.

Furigana

(わたし)食堂(しょくどう)自分(じぶん)名前(なまえ)()ばれるのが()こえた。

Romanji

Watashi wa shokudō de jibun no namae ga yobareru no ga kikoeta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
食堂 (しょくどう)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom; restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner
(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.
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
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
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
呼ぶ (よぶ)
to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Reading: ドウ
Meanings: public chamber, hall
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
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
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: コ、 よ.ぶ
Meanings: call, call out to, invite
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen