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車の前面ガラスは砕けて粉々になった。

Sentence Analyzer

前面 がらす 砕けて 粉々 なった

English Translation

The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.

Furigana

(くるま)前面(ぜんめん)ガラスは(くだ)けて粉々(こなごな)になった。

Romanji

Kuruma no zenmen garasu wa kudakete konagona ni natta.

Words

(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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
前面 (ぜんめん)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
硝子 (ガラス、しょうし)
glass; pane; vitreous
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
砕ける (くだける)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable; to become easy to understand (e.g. a story); to be worried
粉々 (こなごな)
in very small pieces
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: サイ、 くだ.く、 くだ.ける
Meanings: smash, break, crush, familiar, popular
Readings: フン、 デシメートル、 こ、 こな
Meanings: flour, powder, dust