彼の小説は長い間たいへん人気があった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼 の 小説 は 長い 間 たいへん 人気 が あった 。

English Translation

His novel had a great vogue for a long time.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の小説(しょうせつ)は長(なが)い間(ま)たいへん人気(にんき)があった。

Romanji

Kare no shōsetsu wa nagai ma taihen ninki ga atta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

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

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

人気 (にんき)

popularity; popular feeling; business conditions

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

説

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く

Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood