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眠ったような町はにぎやかな都会に変わった。

Sentence Analyzer

眠った ような にぎやかな 都会 変わった

English Translation

The sleepy town has been transformed into a bustling city.

Furigana

(ねむ)ったような(まち)はにぎやかな都会(とかい)()わった。

Romanji

Nemutta yōna machi wa nigiyakana tokai ni kawatta.

Words

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)
to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
賑やか (にぎやか)
bustling; busy; lively
都会 (とかい)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
()
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
変わる (かわる)
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

Kanji

Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange