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Zach

彼がダンスをする様子は見物だった。

Sentence Analyzer

だんす する 様子 見物 だった

English Translation

It was a sight to see him dance.

Furigana

(かれ)がダンスをする様子(ようす)見物(けんぶつ)だった。

Romanji

Kare ga dansu o suru yōsu wa kenbutsu datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ダンス (ダンス)
dance
()
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
様子 (ようす)
state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; appearance; look; aspect; sign; indication
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
見物 (けんぶつ)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter