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Zach

その時、機械のモーターが急に止まった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 機械 モーター 止まった

English Translation

Then the motor suddenly died.

Furigana

その(とき)機械(きかい)のモーターが(きゅう)()まった。

Romanji

Sono toki, kikai no mo-ta- ga kyū ni tomatta.

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...
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
機械 (きかい)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
()
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
モーター (モーター、モータ)
motor
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(きゅう)
urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
()
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
止まる (とまる)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: カイ、 かせ
Meanings: contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt