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Zach

教会の鐘は3時に鳴ったものです。

Sentence Analyzer

教会 鳴った もの です

English Translation

The church bell used to ring at three.

Furigana

教会(きょうかい)(かね)は3()()ったものです。

Romanji

Kyōkai no kane wa san ji ni natta mono desu.

Words

教会 (きょうかい)
church
()
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
(かね)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(さん、み)
three; tri-
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
()
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
鳴る (なる)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(もの、もん)
person
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ショウ、 かね
Meanings: bell, gong, chimes
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk