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もし選手がボールを木に当てれば、作物はみごとに育つということになっていたのです。

Sentence Analyzer

もし 選手 ぼーる 当てれば 作物 みごと 育つ という こと なっていた です

English Translation

If a player hit the tree with the ball, it meant that the crops would grow successfully.

Furigana

もし選手(せんしゅ)がボールを()()てれば、作物(さくもつ)はみごとに(そだ)つということになっていたのです。

Romanji

Moshi senshu ga bo-ru o ki ni atereba, sakumotsu wa migoto ni sodatsu toiu koto ni natteita no desu.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
選手 (せんしゅ)
player (in game); team member
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ホール (ホール)
hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant
()
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.
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
()
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
当てる (あてる)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer); to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
作物 (さくもつ)
produce (e.g. agricultural); crops
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
見事 (みごと)
splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable; praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete
育つ (そだつ)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(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
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 ...
()
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear