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ゆうべは雷がなって稲光がした。

Sentence Analyzer

ゆうべ なって 稲光 した

English Translation

There was thunder and lightning last night.

Furigana

ゆうべは(かみなり)がなって稲光(いなびかり)がした。

Romanji

Yūbe wa kaminari ga natte inabikari ga shita.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)
evening; last night
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かみなり、いかずち、いかづち、らい)
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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 ...
稲光 (いなびかり)
(flash of) lightning
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

Kanji

Readings: ライ、 かみなり、 いかずち、 いかづち
Meanings: thunder, lightning bolt
Readings: トウ、 テ、 いね、 いな-
Meaning: rice plant
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light