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Zach

彼はその湖のそばに大きなレストランを所有している。

Sentence Analyzer

その そば 大きな レストラン 所有している

English Translation

He has a big restaurant near the lake.

Furigana

(かれ)はその(みずうみ)のそばに(おお)きなレストランを所有(しょゆう)している。

Romanji

Kare wa sono mizuumi no soba ni ōkina resutoran o shoyūshiteiru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(みずうみ)
lake
()
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
蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
()
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
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
レストラン (レストラン、レストラント)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
()
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.
所有 (しょゆう)
one's possessions; ownership

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コ、 みずうみ
Meaning: lake
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx