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Zach

その枝はたわんだが、折れなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その たわんだ 折れなかった

English Translation

The branch bent but did not break.

Furigana

その(えだ)はたわんだが、()れなかった。

Romanji

Sono eda wa tawanda ga, orenakatta.

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...
(えだ)
branch; bow; bough; twig; limb
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
撓む (たわむ)
to bend; to warp
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
折れる (おれる)
to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 えだ
Meanings: bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit