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今朝は道路がぬれているから、昨夜雨が降ったにちがいない。

Sentence Analyzer

今朝 道路 ぬれている から 昨夜 降った ちがいない

English Translation

Since the road is wet this morning, it must have rained last night.

Furigana

今朝(けさ)道路(どうろ)がぬれているから、昨夜(さくや)(あめ)()ったにちがいない。

Romanji

Kesa wa dōro ga nureteiru kara, sakuya ame ga futta ni chigainai.

Words

今朝 (けさ、こんちょう)
this morning
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
濡れる (ぬれる)
to get wet
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)
evening; last night
(あめ)
rain
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
()
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
近い (ちかい)
near; close; short (distance)

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: チョウ、 あさ
Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance
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