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私たちの学校は八時三十分に始まる。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 学校 始まる

English Translation

Our school begins at eight-thirty.

Furigana

(わたし)たちの学校(がっこう)(はち)()(さん)(じゅう)(ふん)(はじ)まる。

Romanji

Watashitachi no gakkō wa hachi ji san jū fun ni hajimaru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
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
学校 (がっこう)
school
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(はち、や)
eight
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(じゅう、とお、と)
ten
(ぶん)
part; segment; share; ration; rate; degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; in proportion to; just as much as
()
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
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
Meanings: eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
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: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin