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大草原では草以外何も見えなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

草原 以外 見えなかった

English Translation

Nothing but grass was to be seen in the prairie.

Furigana

(だい)草原(そうげん)では(くさ)以外(いがい)(なに)()えなかった。

Romanji

Dai sōgen de wa kusa igai nani mo mienakatta.

Words

(おお)
big; large
草原 (そうげん、くさはら、くさわら)
grass-covered plain; grasslands; meadows; savannah; prairie; steppe
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くさ)
grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard
以外 (いがい)
with the exception of; excepting
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible