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Zach

橋の所へこないうちに橋を渡るな。

Sentence Analyzer

こない うちに 渡る

English Translation

Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.

Furigana

(はし)(ところ)へこないうちに(はし)(わた)るな。

Romanji

Hashi no tokoro e konai uchini hashi o wataru na.

Words

(はし)
bridge
()
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
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
抉る (えぐる、くる)
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
打ち荷 (うちに)
jettisoned cargo
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
渡る (わたる)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 はし
Meaning: bridge
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ト、 わた.る、 -わた.る、 わた.す
Meanings: transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate