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Zach

イチゴは私たちが摘むはしから熟しかけていた。

Sentence Analyzer

いちご 私たち 摘む はし から 熟しかけていた

English Translation

The berries were ripening almost as fast as we could gather them.

Furigana

イチゴは(わたし)たちが(つま)むはしから(じゅく)しかけていた。

Romanji

Ichigo wa watashitachi ga tsumamu hashi kara jukushikaketeita.

Words

一語 (いちご)
one word
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
摘む (つまむ)
to pinch; to hold; to pick up
(くちばし、はし)
beak; bill
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
熟す (こなす)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to crush; to be able to use; to be good at; to have a good command of; to finish; to complete; to manage; to perform; to sell; to do ... well; to do ... completely

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: テキ、 つ.む
Meanings: pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize
Readings: ジュク、 う.れる
Meanings: mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill