結婚式の後で盛大な披露宴が催された。

Sentence Analyzer

結婚式の後で盛大な披露宴が催された。

English Translation

There was a big reception after the wedding.

Furigana

結婚式(けっこんしき)の後(のち)で盛大(せいだい)な披露宴(ひろうえん)が催(もよお)された。

Romanji

Kekkonshiki no nochi de seidaina hirōen ga moyoosareta.

Words

結婚式 (けっこんしき)

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

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

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

盛大 (せいだい)

grand; prosperous; magnificent

披露宴 (ひろうえん)

reception (wedding)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

催す (もよおす)

to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of; to feel (sensation, emotion, etc.)