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春の日差しを浴びて芝生に座っているのはとてもすてきでした。

Sentence Analyzer

日差し 浴びて 芝生 座っている とても すてき でした

English Translation

It was so nice to sit on the grass in the spring sun.

Furigana

(はる)日差(ひざ)しを()びて芝生(しばふ)(すわ)っているのはとてもすてきでした。

Romanji

Haru no hizashi o abite shibafu ni suwatteiru no wa totemo suteki deshita.

Words

(はる)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of one's life, etc.); adolescence; puberty; sexuality
()
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
日差し (ひざし)
sunlight; rays of the sun
()
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.
浴びる (あびる)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in; to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
芝生 (しばふ)
lawn
()
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
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
素敵 (すてき)
lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: シュン、 はる
Meanings: springtime, spring (season)
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し
Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
Readings: ヨク、 あ.びる、 あ.びせる
Meanings: bathe, be favored with, bask in
Readings: シ、 しば
Meanings: turf, lawn
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: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit