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花瓶はテーブルから落ちて粉々にくだけた。

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花瓶 テーブル から 落ちて 粉々 くだけた

English Translation

The vase fell from the table and crashed to pieces.

Furigana

花瓶(かびん)はテーブルから()ちて粉々(こなごな)にくだけた。

Romanji

Kabin wa te-buru kara ochite konagona ni kudaketa.

Words

花瓶 (かびん、はながめ、かへい)
(flower) vase
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
テーブル (テーブル)
table
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
落ちる (おちる)
to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined; to go under; to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; to come to (in the end); to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent; to understand; to crash; to freeze; to die; to move to the depths
粉々 (こなごな)
in very small pieces
()
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
砕ける (くだける)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable; to become easy to understand (e.g. a story); to be worried

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: ビン、 かめ
Meanings: bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urn
Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
Readings: フン、 デシメートル、 こ、 こな
Meanings: flour, powder, dust