最初に彼の目をとらえたのはグラスについた指紋だった。

Sentence Analyzer

最初に彼の目をとらえたのはぐらすについた指紋だった。

English Translation

The first thing that caught his eye was a fingerprint on the glass.

Furigana

最初(さいしょ)に彼(かれ)の目(め)をとらえたのはグラスについた指紋(しもん)だった。

Romanji

Saisho ni kare no me o toraeta no wa gurasu ni tsuita shimon datta.

Words

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

に (に)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

を (を)

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.

捕らえる (とらえる)

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

クラス (クラス)

class

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

指紋 (しもん)

fingerprint

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative