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ガラス製のシャンデリアがテーブルの真上に下がっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

ガラス製 シャンデリア テーブル 真上 下がっていた

English Translation

A crystal chandelier was hanging over the table.

Furigana

ガラス(せい)のシャンデリアがテーブルの真上(まうえ)()がっていた。

Romanji

Garasusei no shanderia ga te-buru no maue ni sagatteita.

Words

()
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
シャンデリア (シャンデリア、シャンデリヤ)
chandelier
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
テーブル (テーブル)
table
真上 (まうえ)
just above; right overhead
()
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
下がる (さがる)
to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; to get closer to the present day; to go south

Kanji

Reading: セイ
Meanings: made in..., manufacture
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior