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主任整備員はテニスコートの敷地のちょうど中央に小さな家を持っている。

Sentence Analyzer

主任 整備員 テニス こーと 敷地 ちょうど 中央 小さな 持っている

English Translation

The head groundsman has a cottage right in the middle of the grounds.

Furigana

主任(しゅにん)整備員(せいびいん)はテニスコートの敷地(しきち)のちょうど中央(ちゅうおう)(ちい)さな(いえ)()っている。

Romanji

Shunin seibiin wa tenisu ko-to no shikichi no chōdo chūō ni chiisana ie o motteiru.

Words

主任 (しゅにん)
person in charge; responsible official; senior staff
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
テニス (テニス)
tennis
コード (コード)
code; cord; chord
()
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
敷地 (しきち)
site; plot; lot; grounds
丁度 (ちょうど)
just; right; exactly
中央 (ちゅうおう)
centre; center; middle; heart; metropolis; capital city; central government
()
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
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
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

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す
Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Readings: セイ、 ととの.える、 ととの.う
Meanings: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: equip, provision, preparation
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: フ、 し.く、 -し.き
Meanings: spread, pave, sit, promulgate
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Reading: オウ
Meanings: center, middle
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have