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Zach

それらはその地震の前兆だった。

Sentence Analyzer

それら その 地震 前兆 だった

English Translation

They were symptoms of the earthquake.

Furigana

それらはその地震(じしん)前兆(ぜんちょう)だった。

Romanji

Sorera wa sono jishin no zenchō 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
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)
earthquake
()
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
前兆 (ぜんちょう)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える
Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: チョウ、 きざ.す、 きざ.し
Meanings: portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms