桜の木が庭で育っていた。

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桜 の 木 が 庭 で 育っていた 。

English Translation

There was a cherry tree growing in the garden.

Furigana

桜(さくら)の木(き)が庭(にわ)で育(そだ)っていた。

Romanji

Sakura no ki ga niwa de sodatteita.

Words

桜 (さくら、サクラ)

cherry tree; cherry blossom; decoy; fake buyer; shill; hired applauder; horse meat

の (の)

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

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

庭 (にわ)

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

育つ (そだつ)

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

Kanji

桜

Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 さくら

Meaning: cherry

木

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

庭

Readings: テイ、 にわ

Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard

育

Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む

Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear