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Zach

それらは私の祖父の本だ。

Sentence Analyzer

それら 祖父

English Translation

They are my grandfather's books.

Furigana

それらは(わたし)祖父(そふ)(ほん)だ。

Romanji

Sorera wa watashi no sofu no hon da.

Words

其れ等 (それら)
those (near the second person)
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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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
祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: 
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things