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Zach

うちのテレビは調子が悪い。

Sentence Analyzer

うち テレビ 調子 悪い

English Translation

Our TV is out of order.

Furigana

うちのテレビは調子(ちょうし)(わる)い。

Romanji

Uchi no terebi wa chōshi ga warui.

Words

(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
()
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
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
調子 (ちょうし)
tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm; vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack; condition; state of health; impetus; spur of the moment; strain; trend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

Kanji

調
Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong