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Zach

トラックがガードレールにぶつかるのを偶然に見た。

Sentence Analyzer

とらっく ガードレール ぶつかる 偶然 見た

English Translation

We happened to see a truck run into the guard-rail.

Furigana

トラックがガードレールにぶつかるのを偶然(ぐうぜん)()た。

Romanji

Torakku ga ga-dore-ru ni butsukaru no o gūzen ni mita.

Words

トラック (トラック)
truck; track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ガードレール (ガードレール)
guardrail
()
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
打つかる (ぶつかる)
to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict; to encounter; to meet; to clash
()
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 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.
偶然 (ぐうぜん)
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

Kanji

Readings: グウ、 たま
Meanings: accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible