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隣のホワイトばあさんは読書が好きだ。

Sentence Analyzer

ホワイト ばあさん 読書 好き

English Translation

Mother White next door likes reading.

Furigana

(となり)のホワイトばあさんは読書(どくしょ)()きだ。

Romanji

Tonari no howaito bāsan wa dokusho ga suki da.

Words

(となり)
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
()
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
ホワイト (ホワイト、ホワイド)
white; correction fluid; white-out
婆さん (ばあさん)
grandmother; female senior citizen
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)
reading
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: リン、 とな.る、 となり
Meaning: neighboring
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something