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Zach

その窓ガラスを割ったのはこの少年だった。

Sentence Analyzer

その がらす 割った この 少年 だった

English Translation

It was this boy that broke the windowpane.

Furigana

その(まど)ガラスを()ったのはこの少年(しょうねん)だった。

Romanji

Sono mado garasu o watta no wa kono shōnen 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...
(まど)
window
硝子 (ガラス、しょうし)
glass; pane; vitreous
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
割る (わる)
to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 ス、 まど、 てんまど、 けむだし
Meanings: window, pane
Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く
Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years