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Zach

その本には黒いカバーがかかっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 黒い カバー かかっていた

English Translation

There was a black jacket on the book.

Furigana

その(ほん)には(くろ)いカバーがかかっていた。

Romanji

Sono hon ni wa kuroi kaba- ga kakatteita.

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
()
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
黒い (くろい)
black; dark; illicit; wicked; underground
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掛かる (かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black