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Zach

家にあがる前に靴を脱げば靴の泥を家の中に持ち込まずにすむ。

Sentence Analyzer

あがる 脱げば 中に 持ち込まず すむ

English Translation

If you take your shoes off before coming into the house you won't bring in any dirt from your shoes.

Furigana

(いえ)にあがる(まえ)(くつ)()げば(くつ)(どろ)(いえ)(なか)()()まずにすむ。

Romanji

Ie ni agaru mae ni kutsu o nugeba kutsu no doro o ie no nakani mochikomazu ni sumu.

Words

(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
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
上がる (あがる)
to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to increase; to improve; to make progress; to be promoted; to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished; to be done; to be over; (of rain) to stop; to lift; to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go; to visit; to eat; to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); to go north; indicates completion
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
(くつ)
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
()
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.
脱ぐ (ぬぐ)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
()
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
(どろ)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; mire; thief
持ち込む (もちこむ)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to carry in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations; to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
済む (すむ)
to finish; to end; to be completed; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: カ、 くつ
Meaning: shoes
Readings: ダツ、 ぬ.ぐ、 ぬ.げる
Meanings: undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off
Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ
Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)