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突然音がして彼らはゲームから注意をそらした。

Sentence Analyzer

突然 して 彼ら ゲーム から 注意 そらした

English Translation

A sudden noise abstracted their attention from the game.

Furigana

突然(とつぜん)(おと)がして(かれ)らはゲームから注意(ちゅうい)をそらした。

Romanji

Totsuzen oto ga shite karera wa ge-mu kara chūi o sorashita.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ゲーム (ゲーム)
game
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
注意 (ちゅうい)
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice
()
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.
逸らす (そらす)
to turn away; to avert

Kanji

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チュウ、 そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking