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列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。

Sentence Analyzer

列車 コンパートメント すぐ 窮屈 なる

English Translation

Train compartments soon get cramped.

Furigana

列車(れっしゃ)のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈(きゅうくつ)になる。

Romanji

Ressha no konpa-tomento wa sugu kyūkutsu ni naru.

Words

列車 (れっしゃ)
train (ordinary)
()
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
コンパートメント (コンパートメント)
compartment
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
直ぐ (すぐ)
immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)
窮屈 (きゅうくつ)
narrow; tight; cramped; formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid; constrained; uncomfortable; tight (e.g. finances)
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: キュウ、 キョウ、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
Meanings: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める
Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit