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わたしは去年一年生でした。

Sentence Analyzer

わたし 去年 年生 でした

English Translation

I was a first year student last year.

Furigana

わたしは去年(きょねん)(いち)年生(ねんせい)でした。

Romanji

Watashi wa kyonen ichi nensei deshita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
去年 (きょねん、こぞ)
last year
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
年生 (ねんせい)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 さ.る、 -さ.る
Meanings: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth