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英語の授業では、時々輪になって座り、読んでいる本について話し合いをすることもあります。

Sentence Analyzer

英語 授業 時々 なって 座り 読んでいる について 話し合い する こと あります

English Translation

In English class, sometimes we sit in a circle to talk about a book we are reading.

Furigana

英語(えいご)授業(じゅぎょう)では、時々(ときどき)()になって(すわ)り、()んでいる(ほん)について(はな)()いをすることもあります。

Romanji

Eigo no jugyō de wa, tokidoki wa ni natte suwari, yondeiru hon nitsuite hanashiai o suru koto mo arimasu.

Words

英語 (えいご)
English (language)
()
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
授業 (じゅぎょう)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
時々 (ときどき)
sometimes; at times
()
ring; circle; loop; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
に就いて (について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
話し合い (はなしあい)
discussion; conference
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
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: エイ、 はなぶさ
Meanings: England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ジュ、 さず.ける、 さず.かる
Meanings: impart, instruct, grant, confer
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: リン、 わ
Meanings: wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1