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私達は爆弾が爆発するのを聞いた。

Sentence Analyzer

私達 爆弾 爆発する 聞いた

English Translation

We heard the bomb go off.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)爆弾(ばくだん)爆発(ばくはつ)するのを()いた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa bakudan ga bakuhatsusuru no o kiita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
爆弾 (ばくだん、バクダン)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
爆発 (ばくはつ)
explosion; detonation; eruption
()
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
()
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.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: バク、 は.ぜる
Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split
Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ
Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen