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Zach

「どうした、その鼻?」「車をバックする時に後ろを確認しようとしたんだが、窓が開いてると思い込んで顔を窓にぶつけたんだ!」

Sentence Analyzer

どう した その ばっくする 時に 後ろ 確認しよう した 開いてる 思い込んで ぶつけた

English Translation

"What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"

Furigana

「どうした、その(はな)?」「(くるま)をバックする(とき)(うし)ろを確認(かくにん)しようとしたんだが、(まど)(ひら)いてると(おも)()んで(かお)(まど)にぶつけたんだ!」

Romanji

" dō shita, sono hana?"" kuruma o bakkusuru tokini ushiro o kakuninshiyou to shita n da ga, mado ga hiraiteru to omoikonde kao o mado ni butsuketa n da!"

Words

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(はな)
nose
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
バック (バック)
back; to go backwards; to reverse; to refund a customer; doggy style (sexual position)
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
後ろ (うしろ)
back; behind; rear
確認 (かくにん)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(まど)
window
開く (ひらく)
to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)
思い込む (おもいこむ)
to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on
(かお、がん)
face; visage; look; expression; countenance; honor; honour; face; influence; notoriety
()
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
打付ける (ぶつける、ぶっつける、ぶちつける)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 はな
Meanings: nose, snout
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める
Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe
Readings: ソウ、 ス、 まど、 てんまど、 けむだし
Meanings: window, pane
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
Readings: ガン、 かお
Meanings: face, expression