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あの家はとても古い。売る前に修繕が必要だ。

Sentence Analyzer

あの とても 古い 売る 修繕 必要

English Translation

The house is very old. It needs repairing before you sell it.

Furigana

あの(いえ)はとても(ふる)い。()(まえ)修繕(しゅうぜん)必要(ひつよう)だ。

Romanji

Ano ie wa totemo furui. uru mae ni shūzen ga hitsuyō da.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
売る (うる)
to sell
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
修繕 (しゅうぜん)
repair; mending
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Readings: ゼン、 つくろ.う
Meanings: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to