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Zach

このあたりで交通事故があったでしょう。

Sentence Analyzer

この あたり 交通 事故 あった でしょう

English Translation

There was a car accident near here, wasn't there?

Furigana

このあたりで交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)があったでしょう。

Romanji

Kono atari de kōtsū jiko ga atta deshō.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
辺り (あたり、ほとり)
on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance
(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.
交通 (こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently