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女子学寮には非常に小さい駐車場があった。先生と学生の幾人かと学生のボーイフレンドの多くが車を持っていて、駐車する場所をみつけるのがしばしば難しかった。

Sentence Analyzer

女子 学寮 非常 小さい 駐車場 あった 先生 学生 学生 ボーイフレンド 多く 持っていて 駐車する 場所 みつける しばしば 難しかった

English Translation

The women's college had a very small car park, and as several of the teachers and students, and many of the student's boyfriends, had cars, it was often difficult to find a place to park.

Furigana

女子(じょし)学寮(がくりょう)には非常(ひじょう)(ちい)さい駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)があった。先生(せんせい)学生(がくせい)(いく)(にん)かと学生(がくせい)のボーイフレンドの(おお)くが(くるま)()っていて、駐車(ちゅうしゃ)する場所(ばしょ)をみつけるのがしばしば(むずか)しかった。

Romanji

Joshi gakuryō ni wa hijō ni chiisai chūshajō ga atta. sensei to gakusei no iku nin ka to gakusei no bo-ifurendo no ōku ga kuruma o motteite, chūshasuru basho o mitsukeru no ga shibashiba muzukashikatta.

Words

女子 (じょし、おなご、おみなご)
woman; girl
学寮 (がくりょう)
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
非常 (ひじょう)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
小さい (ちいさい)
small; little; tiny
駐車場 (ちゅうしゃじょう)
parking lot; parking place
()
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
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
学生 (がくせい)
student (esp. a university student)
()
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
(いく)
some; several; many; how many?; how much?
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
ボーイフレンド (ボーイフレンド)
boyfriend; male friend
多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
駐車 (ちゅうしゃ)
parking (e.g. car)
場所 (ばしょ)
place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
見つける (みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)
(blinking) repeatedly
難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Kanji

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion
Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-
Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Reading: チュウ
Meanings: stop-over, reside in, resident
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: キ、 いく-、 いく.つ、 いく.ら
Meanings: how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect