近いうちに選挙があるそうだ。

Sentence Analyzer

近い うちに 選挙 が ある そう だ 。

English Translation

It is said that there will be an election soon.

Furigana

近(ちか)いうちに選挙(せんきょ)があるそうだ。

Romanji

Chikai uchini senkyo ga aru sō da.

Words

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

選挙 (せんきょ)

election

が (が)

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer

挙

Readings: キョ、 あ.げる、 あ.がる、 こぞ.る

Meanings: raise, plan, project, behavior, actions