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Zach

びんの中には少し水があった。

Sentence Analyzer

びん 中に 少し あった

English Translation

There is a little water in the bottle.

Furigana

びんの(なか)には(すこ)(みず)があった。

Romanji

Bin no nakani wa sukoshi mizu ga atta.

Words

(ひん、びん)
poverty; becoming poor; living in poverty
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
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

Kanji

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water