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Zach

ケビンはいなかの叔母の手で育てられた。

Sentence Analyzer

けびん いなか 叔母 育てられた

English Translation

Kevin was brought up by his aunt in the country.

Furigana

ケビンはいなかの叔母(おば)()(そだ)てられた。

Romanji

Kebin wa inaka no oba no te de sodaterareta.

Words

キャビン (キャビン、ケビン)
cabin
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
田舎 (いなか)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
()
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
伯母 (おば、はくぼ、しゅくぼ)
aunt
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
(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.
育てる (そだてる)
to raise; to rear; to bring up; to train; to teach; to educate; to promote the growth of...; to nurture; to foster; to develop

Kanji

Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear