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両親が昨晩ひそひそと話をしているのを聞いた。

Sentence Analyzer

両親 昨晩 ひそひそ している 聞いた

English Translation

I heard my parents whispering last night.

Furigana

両親(りょうしん)昨晩(さくばん)ひそひそと(はなし)をしているのを()いた。

Romanji

Ryōshin ga sakuban hisohiso to hanashi o shiteiru no o kiita.

Words

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)
parents; both parents
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
昨晩 (さくばん)
last night
ひそひそ (ひそひそ)
whisperingly
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt 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
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

Kanji

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen