ジョンの言うことには、銀行は午後３時に閉まる。

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English Translation

According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.

Furigana

ジョンの言(い)うことには、銀行(ぎんこう)は午後(ごご)３時(じ)に閉(し)まる。

Romanji

Jon no iu koto ni wa, ginkō wa gogo san ji ni shimaru.

Words

の (の)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

事 (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

に (に)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

銀行 (ぎんこう)

bank

午後 (ごご)

afternoon; p.m.

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

閉まる (しまる)

to be shut; to close; to be closed; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober; to become tense