木の葉が庭でくるくる舞っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

木の葉 が 庭 で くるくる 舞っていた 。

English Translation

The leaves whirled in the yard.

Furigana

木(こ)の葉(は)が庭(にわ)でくるくる舞(ま)っていた。

Romanji

Konoha ga niwa de kurukuru matteita.

Words

木の葉 (このは、きのは)

foliage; leaves of trees

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

庭 (にわ)

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

で (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.

くるくる (くるくる、クルクル)

whirling; revolving; spinning; going round and round; coiling around; winding around; rolling around; working tirelessly; working hard; constantly changing

舞う (まう)

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

Kanji

木

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

庭

Readings: テイ、 にわ

Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard

舞

Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい

Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel