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Zach

我々の船はその小島に近づいた。

Sentence Analyzer

我々 その 小島 近づいた

English Translation

Our boat approached the small island.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)(ふね)はその小島(こじま)(ちか)づいた。

Romanji

Wareware no fune wa sono Kojima ni chikazuita.

Words

我々 (われわれ)
we
()
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
(ふね)
ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
小島 (こじま、しょうとう、おじま)
small island; islet
()
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
近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

Kanji

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount