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私は鉄道の駅に座っている。

Sentence Analyzer

鉄道 座っている

English Translation

I'm sitting in the railway station.

Furigana

(わたし)鉄道(てつどう)(えき)(すわ)っている。

Romanji

Watashi wa tetsudō no eki ni suwatteiru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
鉄道 (てつどう)
railroad; railway; rail transport
()
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
(えき)
station
()
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
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Reading: エキ
Meaning: station
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit