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Zach

冬のお祭りで、ベスは踊りが一番すばらしかったので賞をもらいました。

Sentence Analyzer

祭り べす 踊り 一番 すばらしかった ので もらいました

English Translation

At the winter festival, Beth received an award for dancing the best.

Furigana

(ふゆ)のお(まつ)りで、ベスは(おど)りが一番(いちばん)すばらしかったので(しょう)をもらいました。

Romanji

Fuyu no o matsuri de, besu wa odori ga ichiban subarashikatta node shō o moraimashita.

Words

(ふゆ)
winter
()
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
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(まつり)
festival; feast
(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.
圧す (へす)
to dent; to press; to push
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
踊り (おどり)
dance
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
素晴らしい (すばらしい、すんばらしい)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
(しょう)
prize; award
()
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.
貰う (もらう)
to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 ふゆ
Meaning: winter
Readings: サイ、 まつ.る、 まつ.り、 まつり
Meanings: ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
Readings: ヨウ、 おど.る
Meanings: jump, dance, leap, skip
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ショウ、 ほ.める
Meanings: prize, reward, praise