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彼は小型トラックとよれよれの大きな芝刈り機をもっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

小型 とらっく よれよれ 大きな 芝刈り機 もっていた

English Translation

He had an old pickup truck and a big, battered mower.

Furigana

(かれ)小型(こがた)トラックとよれよれの(おお)きな芝刈(しばが)()をもっていた。

Romanji

Kare wa kogata torakku to yoreyore no ōkina shibagariki o motteita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
小型 (こがた)
small size; tiny
トラック (トラック)
truck; track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
ヨレヨレ (ヨレヨレ、よれよれ)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up
()
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
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
芝刈り機 (しばかりき)
lawnmower
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ケイ、 かた、 -がた
Meanings: mould, type, model
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シ、 しば
Meanings: turf, lawn
Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 か.る
Meanings: reap, cut, clip, trim, prune
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion