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ものには全て始めというのがあるはずだ。

Sentence Analyzer

もの 全て 始め という ある はず

English Translation

There has to be a first time for everything.

Furigana

ものには(すべ)(はじ)めというのがあるはずだ。

Romanji

Mono ni wa subete hajime toiu no ga aru hazu da.

Words

(もの、もん)
person
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
全て (すべて)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all
始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
()
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
()
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
(はず)
expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin