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家のうらに広い庭があった。

Sentence Analyzer

うら 広い あった

English Translation

There was a large garden behind the house.

Furigana

(いえ)のうらに(ひろ)(にわ)があった。

Romanji

Ie no ura ni hiroi niwa ga atta.

Words

(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
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
ビラ (ビラ、ヴィラ)
holiday house; villa
()
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
広い (ひろい)
spacious; vast; wide
(にわ)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard