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Zach

遠くに何か動いているものがあった。

Sentence Analyzer

遠く 動いている もの あった

English Translation

There was something moving in the distance.

Furigana

(とお)くに(なに)(うご)いているものがあった。

Romanji

Tōku ni nani ka ugoiteiru mono ga atta.

Words

遠く (とおく)
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
()
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
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
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
動く (うごく)
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing; to operate; to run; to go; to work; to be touched; to be influenced; to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver; certain; factual; to be transferred
(もの、もん)
person
()
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: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake