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モーツアルトのように3歳のときにピアノを習い始めたのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

モーツアルト ように ときに ピアノ 習い始めた です

English Translation

Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?

Furigana

モーツアルトのように3(さい)のときにピアノを(なら)(はじ)めたのですか。

Romanji

Mo-tsuaruto no yōni san sai no tokini piano o naraihajimeta no desu ka.

Words

モーツァルト (モーツァルト、モーツアルト)
Mozart
()
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(さい)
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
()
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.
習う (ならう)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 セイ、 とし、 とせ、 よわい
Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin