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壁は大きな音をたててガラガラと倒れた。

Sentence Analyzer

大きな たてて がらがら 倒れた

English Translation

The fence fell with a great crash.

Furigana

(かべ)(おお)きな(おと)をたててガラガラと(たお)れた。

Romanji

Kabe wa ōkina oto o tatete garagara to taoreta.

Words

(かべ、へき)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
()
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.
建てる (たてる)
to build; to construct
ガラガラ (ガラガラ、がらがら)
clattering; rattling; gargling; empty; bare; uninhabited; vacant; unoccupied; raspy (voice); gravelly; rattle (e.g. baby's toy)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
倒れる (たおれる)
to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: トウ、 たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down