小鳥たちが森の中でさえずっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

小鳥たち が 森 の 中 で さえずっていた 。

English Translation

The birds were singing in the forest.

Furigana

小鳥(ことり)たちが森(もり)の中(なか)でさえずっていた。

Romanji

Kotoritachi ga mori no naka de saezutteita.

Words

が (が)

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

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

の (の)

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

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.

囀る (さえずる)

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

Kanji

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

鳥

Readings: チョウ、 とり

Meanings: bird, chicken

森

Readings: シン、 もり

Meanings: forest, woods

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center