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しかし、火曜日の朝は違っていました。なぜならば火曜日は音楽の授業のある日だったからです。

Sentence Analyzer

しかし 火曜日 違っていました なぜ ならば 火曜日 音楽 授業 ある だった から です

English Translation

But Tuesday mornings were different, because Tuesday was music day.

Furigana

しかし、火曜日(かようび)(あさ)(ちが)っていました。なぜならば火曜日(かようび)音楽(おんがく)授業(じゅぎょう)のある()だったからです。

Romanji

Shikashi, kayōbi no asa wa chigatteimashita. naze naraba kayōbi wa ongaku no jugyō no aru hi datta kara desu.

Words

然し (しかし)
however; but
火曜日 (かようび)
Tuesday
()
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
(あさ、あした)
morning
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
違う (たがう)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
音楽 (おんがく)
music; musical movement
授業 (じゅぎょう)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Reading: ヨウ
Meaning: weekday
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: チョウ、 あさ
Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease
Readings: ジュ、 さず.ける、 さず.かる
Meanings: impart, instruct, grant, confer
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance