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Zach

そのにぎやかな広場で恐ろしいことが起こった。

Sentence Analyzer

その にぎやかな 広場 恐ろしい こと 起こった

English Translation

Something horrible happened in the busy square.

Furigana

そのにぎやかな広場(ひろば)(おそ)ろしいことが()こった。

Romanji

Sono nigiyakana hiroba de osoroshii koto ga okotta.

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...
賑やか (にぎやか)
bustling; busy; lively
広場 (ひろば)
plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
恐ろしい (おそろしい)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
起こる (おこる)
to occur; to happen

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: キョウ、 おそ.れる、 おそ.る、 おそ.ろしい、 こわ.い、 こわ.がる
Meanings: fear, dread, awe
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up