彼は食事をグラス半分のビールを飲むことから始めた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼は食事をぐらす半分のびーるを飲むことから始めた。

English Translation

He began his meal by drinking half a glass of ale.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は食事(しょくじ)をグラス半分(はんぶん)のビールを飲(の)むことから始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Kare wa shokuji o gurasu hanbun no bi-ru o nomu koto kara hajimeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

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.

クラス (クラス)

class

半分 (はんぶん)

half

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

ビール (ビール、ビア、ビヤ、ビヤー、ビーア、ビアー)

beer

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...