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Zach

その惨事はあのテロリストのせいだ。

Sentence Analyzer

その 惨事 あの テロリスト せい

English Translation

That terrorist was to blame for the disaster.

Furigana

その惨事(さんじ)はあのテロリストのせいだ。

Romanji

Sono sanji wa ano terorisuto no sei da.

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...
惨事 (さんじ)
disaster; horrible accident
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
テロリスト (テロリスト)
terrorist
()
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
所為 (せい、せえ)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: サン、 ザン、 みじ.め、 いた.む、 むご.い
Meanings: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly