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若者のグループがその老人を襲った。

Sentence Analyzer

若者 ぐるーぷ その 老人 襲った

English Translation

A group of youths attacked the old man.

Furigana

若者(わかもの)のグループがその老人(ろうじん)(おそ)った。

Romanji

Wakamono no guru-pu ga sono rōjin o osotta.

Words

若者 (わかもの)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
()
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
グループ (グループ)
group (usu. of people)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
老人 (ろうじん)
the aged; old person
()
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.
襲う (おそう)
to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

Kanji

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね
Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap