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この近くで3つの大きなビルが建設中だ。

Sentence Analyzer

この 近く 3つ 大きな びる 建設中

English Translation

Three large buildings near here are under construction.

Furigana

この(ちか)くで3つの(おお)きなビルが建設中(けんせつちゅう)だ。

Romanji

Kono chikaku de mittsu no ōkina biru ga kensetsuchū da.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
近く (ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(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.
三つ (みっつ、みつ)
three
()
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
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
建設中 (けんせつちゅう)
under construction
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build
Readings: セツ、 もう.ける
Meanings: establishment, provision, prepare
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center