sanpochuu ni utsukushii hanabana o mitsukemashita.

散さん歩ぽ中ちゅう　に　美うつくしい　花はな々ばな　を　見みつけました。sanpochuu ni utsukushii hanabana o mitsukemashita.

I found beautiful flowers while walking.

Breakdown of sanpochuu ni utsukushii hanabana o mitsukemashita.

にni

at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]

をo

direct object particle

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

〜中ちゅう〜chuu

throughout, during^{used after a noun}

Sometimes the initial t-sound changes into a d-sound due to rendaku, a phenomenon where the initial consonant of the second part of a compound word becomes voiced.

Unfortunately, there are no clear rules for when rendaku applies.

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