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Zach

その本のカバーにはインクのしみがいくつかあった。

Sentence Analyzer

その カバー いんく しみ いくつ あった

English Translation

There were some ink spots on the book jacket.

Furigana

その(ほん)のカバーにはインクのしみがいくつかあった。

Romanji

Sono hon no kaba- ni wa inku no shimi ga ikutsu ka atta.

Words

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...
(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
()
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
カバー (カバー、カヴァー、カヴァ、カバ)
cover (e.g. book); coverage; to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up; kava (Piper methysticum); cava; kavakava; cava; Spanish sparkling wine
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
インク (インク、インキ)
ink
紙魚 (しみ、とぎょ)
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
幾つ (いくつ)
how many?; how old?
()
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
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things