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暗闇の中で彼が写真を撮るのは不可能だ。

Sentence Analyzer

暗闇 写真 撮る 不可能

English Translation

It was impossible for him to take the picture in the dark.

Furigana

暗闇(くらやみ)(なか)(かれ)写真(しゃしん)()るのは不可能(ふかのう)だ。

Romanji

Kurayami no naka de kare ga shashin o toru no wa fukanō da.

Words

暗闇 (くらやみ)
darkness; the dark
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(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.
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
写真 (しゃしん)
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie
()
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.
撮る (とる)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
不可能 (ふかのう)
impossible
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: サツ、 と.る、 つま.む、 -ど.り
Meanings: snapshot, take pictures
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: カ、 コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し
Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity