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Zach

私たちは、油が水に浮くことを習った。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 浮く こと 習った

English Translation

We learned that oil floats on water.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは、(あぶら)(みず)()くことを(なら)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, abura ga mizu ni uku koto o naratta.

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
(あぶら)
oil
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
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
浮く (うく)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place; to be frivolous; to be uncertain; to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money); to have no basis; to be unreliable
(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
()
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.
習う (ならう)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら
Meanings: oil, fat
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn