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Zach

朝に違いない、というのは鳥が鳴いているから。

Sentence Analyzer

違いない という 鳴いている から

English Translation

It must be morning, for the birds are singing.

Furigana

(あさ)(ちが)いない、というのは(とり)()いているから。

Romanji

Asa ni chigainai, toiu no wa tori ga naiteiru kara.

Words

(あさ、あした)
morning
()
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
違い (ちがい)
difference; discrepancy
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
鳴く (なく)
to sing (bird); to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)
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

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 あさ
Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk