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自転車は車の右側を走ってはいけないことになっている。

Sentence Analyzer

自転車 右側 走って はいけない こと なっている

English Translation

It is illegal for bicycles to pass on the right of cars.

Furigana

自転車(じてんしゃ)(くるま)右側(みぎがわ)(はし)ってはいけないことになっている。

Romanji

Jitensha wa kuruma no migigawa o hashitte waikenai koto ni natteiru.

Words

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)
bicycle
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(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
右側 (みぎがわ、うそく)
right side; right hand
()
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.
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ウ、 ユウ、 みぎ
Meaning: right
Readings: ソク、 かわ、 がわ、 そば
Meanings: side, lean, oppose, regret
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run