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男の子はたらいの中でジャブジャブ水をはねかしていた。

Sentence Analyzer

男の子 たらい じゃぶじゃぶ はねかしていた

English Translation

The boy splashed about in the tub.

Furigana

(おとこ)()はたらいの(なか)でジャブジャブ(みず)をはねかしていた。

Romanji

Otokonoko wa tarai no naka de jabujabu mizu o hanekashiteita.

Words

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)
boy; male child; baby boy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(たらい)
tub; washbasin; washbowl
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
じゃぶじゃぶ (じゃぶじゃぶ)
splashing water sound
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
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.
撥ねかす (はねかす)
to splash; to splatter

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water