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それらは空いているアパートか空き家だった。

Sentence Analyzer

それら 空いている アパート 空き家 だった

English Translation

They were vacant apartments or homes.

Furigana

それらは()いているアパートか()()だった。

Romanji

Sorera wa aiteiru apa-to ka akiya datta.

Words

其れ等 (それら)
those (near the second person)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
開く (あく)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be free; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
アパート (アパート)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
()
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
空き家 (あきや)
vacant house; unoccupied house
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer