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Zach

私たちの新学年がスタートするのは四月です。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 学年 すたーとする 四月 です

English Translation

It is in April that our school years start.

Furigana

(わたし)たちの(しん)学年(がくねん)がスタートするのは四月(しがつ)です。

Romanji

Watashitachi no shin gakunen ga suta-tosuru no wa shigatsu desu.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
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
(しん)
new; neo-; Gregorian calendar; Xin (dynasty of China)
学年 (がくねん)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
スタート (スタート)
start
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
四月 (しがつ)
April
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon