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Zach

村のまん中に古い塔があります。

Sentence Analyzer

まん中 古い あります

English Translation

There's an old tower in the center of the village.

Furigana

(むら)のまん(なか)(ふる)(とう)があります。

Romanji

Mura no mannaka ni furui tō ga arimasu.

Words

(むら)
village
()
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
真ん中 (まんなか、まなか)
middle; centre; center; mid-way
()
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
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
(とう)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Reading: トウ
Meanings: pagoda, tower, steeple