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大部分の客は外国人だった。

Sentence Analyzer

部分 外国人 だった

English Translation

The greater part of the guests were foreigners.

Furigana

(だい)部分(ぶぶん)(きゃく)外国人(がいこくじん)だった。

Romanji

Dai bubun no kyaku wa gaikokujin datta.

Words

(おお)
big; large
部分 (ぶぶん)
portion; section; part
()
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
(きゃく、かく)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外国人 (がいこくじん)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: キャク、 カク
Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person