池のほとりに花ショウブが綺麗に咲いていました。

Sentence Analyzer

池のほとりに花しょうぶが綺麗に咲いていました。

English Translation

Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge.

Furigana

池(いけ)のほとりに花(はな)ショウブが綺麗(きれい)に咲(さ)いていました。

Romanji

Ike no hotori ni hana shōbu ga kirei ni saiteimashita.

Words

池 (いけ)

pond

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

辺り (あたり、ほとり)

on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance

に (に)

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

花 (はな)

flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best

尚武 (しょうぶ)

militarism; warlike spirit

が (が)

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

綺麗 (きれい)

pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely

咲く (さく)

to bloom