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Zach

彼は、げんこつで、テーブルをドンと叩いた。

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げんこつ テーブル どん 叩いた

English Translation

He banged on the table with his fist.

Furigana

(かれ)は、げんこつで、テーブルをドンと(たた)いた。

Romanji

Kare wa, genkotsu de, te-buru o don to tataita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
拳骨 (げんこつ)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
テーブル (テーブル)
table
()
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.
ドン (ドン、どん)
bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash; noontime signal gun (early Meiji to early Showa); noontime signal shot; precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very; polite suffix used after a person's name (often of an apprentice; used much more broadly in southern Kyushu)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
叩く (たたく、はたく)
to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コウ、 たた.く、 はた.く、 すぎ
Meanings: strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize