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シート横にあるノブを前に動かし、シートを倒します。

Sentence Analyzer

しーと ある ノブ 動かし しーと 倒します

English Translation

Move the knob at the side of the seat forwards, collapse the seat.

Furigana

シート(よこ)にあるノブを(まえ)(うご)かし、シートを(たお)します。

Romanji

Shi-to yoko ni aru nobu o mae ni ugokashi, shi-to o taoshimasu.

Words

シート (シート)
seat; sheet
(よこ)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected
()
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
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
ノブ (ノブ、ノッブ)
knob; doorknob
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
動かす (うごかす)
to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; to change; to alter; to deny; to operate; to set in motion; to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)
倒す (たおす)
to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to kill; to defeat; to beat; to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin; to leave unpaid; to cheat

Kanji

Readings: オウ、 よこ
Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: トウ、 たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down