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Zach

後ろの席に座っていたんですが、もっと黒板が見やすい席が良かったので前に移動してきました。

Sentence Analyzer

後ろ 座っていた です もっと 黒板 やすい 良かった ので 移動してきました

English Translation

I came down from the back to get a better look at the board.

Furigana

(うし)ろの(せき)(すわ)っていたんですが、もっと黒板(こくばん)()やすい(せき)()かったので(まえ)移動(いどう)してきました。

Romanji

Ushiro no seki ni suwatteita n desu ga, motto kokuban ga mi yasui seki ga yokatta node mae ni idōshitekimashita.

Words

後ろ (うしろ)
back; behind; rear
()
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
(せき)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
()
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
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
もっと (もっと)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
黒板 (こくばん)
blackboard
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
易い (やすい)
easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
移動 (いどう)
movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel; mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving

Kanji

Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ハン、 バン、 いた
Meanings: plank, board, plate, stage
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: イ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す
Meanings: shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake