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Zach

私たちのほうへ走ってくる少年はだれですか。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち ほう 走ってくる 少年 だれ です

English Translation

Who is that boy running toward us?

Furigana

(わたし)たちのほうへ(はし)ってくる少年(しょうねん)はだれですか。

Romanji

Watashitachi no hō e hashittekuru shōnen wa dare desu ka.

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
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
だれる (だれる)
to lose interest; to weaken; to slacken; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock)
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years