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Zach

私の家の前に本屋がある。

Sentence Analyzer

本屋 ある

English Translation

There is a bookstore in front of my house.

Furigana

(わたし)(いえ)(まえ)本屋(ほんや)がある。

Romanji

Watashi no ie no mae ni hon'ya ga aru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
本屋 (ほんや)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller