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昨夜、にわか雨が降って、ずぶぬれになった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨夜 にわか雨 降って ずぶ ぬれ なった

English Translation

Last night I was caught in a shower and got wet to the skin.

Furigana

昨夜(さくや)、にわか(あめ)()って、ずぶぬれになった。

Romanji

Sakuya, niwakaame ga futte, zubu nure ni natta.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)
evening; last night
俄雨 (にわかあめ)
rain shower
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
下る (くだる)
to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea
ずぶ (ずぶ)
completely; entirely; totally
濡れる (ぬれる)
to get wet
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender