彼らは冬の間は店を閉める。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
They shut up their store for the winter.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera wa fuyu no ma wa mise o shimeru.
Words
彼ら
(かれら)
they (usually male); them
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
冬
(ふゆ)
winter
の
(の)
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
間
(ま)
space; room; time; pause
店
(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
を
(を)
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.
閉める
(しめる)
to close; to shut