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それは大きくて黒いアメリカの軍艦だった。

Sentence Analyzer

それ 大きくて 黒い アメリカ 軍艦 だった

English Translation

It was a big black American warship.

Furigana

それは(おお)きくて(くろ)いアメリカの軍艦(ぐんかん)だった。

Romanji

Sore wa ōkikute kuroi Amerika no gunkan datta.

Words

其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大きい (おおきい)
big; large; great; loud
黒い (くろい)
black; dark; illicit; wicked; underground
亜米利加 (アメリカ)
America; United States of America
()
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
軍艦 (ぐんかん)
warship; battleship
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: グン、 いくさ
Meanings: army, force, troops, war, battle
Reading: カン
Meaning: warship