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湖の真中に、その島がある。

Sentence Analyzer

真中 その ある

English Translation

In the middle of the lake lies the island.

Furigana

(みずうみ)真中(まんなか)に、その(しま)がある。

Romanji

Mizuumi no mannaka ni, sono shima ga aru.

Words

(みずうみ)
lake
()
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
真ん中 (まんなか、まなか)
middle; centre; center; mid-way
()
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
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(しま)
island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: コ、 みずうみ
Meaning: lake
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island