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その中古の冷蔵庫はひどい代物だった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 中古 冷蔵庫 ひどい 代物 だった

English Translation

That used refrigerator was a real dog.

Furigana

その中古(ちゅうこ)冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)はひどい代物(しろもの)だった。

Romanji

Sono chūko no reizōko wa hidoi shiromono datta.

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...
中古 (ちゅうこ、ちゅうぶる)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages
()
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
冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ)
refrigerator
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
酷い (ひどい)
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
代物 (しろもの)
thing; article; goods; fellow; affair; stuff
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます
Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 くら、 おさ.める、 かく.れる
Meanings: storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
Readings: コ、 ク、 くら
Meanings: warehouse, storehouse
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter