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その船は漂っている氷によって壊された。

Sentence Analyzer

その 漂っている によって 壊された

English Translation

The boat was broken by the floating ice.

Furigana

その(ふね)(ただよ)っている(こおり)によって(こわ)された。

Romanji

Sono fune wa tadayotteiru kōri niyotte kowasareta.

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...
(ふね)
ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
漂う (ただよう)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly; to be unsteady; to be unstable; to falter; to flinch; to wince; to live in unreliable circumstances
(こおり)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
壊す (こわす)
to break; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; to break (a bill, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Readings: ヒョウ、 ただよ.う
Meanings: drift, float (on liquid)
Readings: ヒョウ、 こおり、 ひ、 こお.る
Meanings: icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy