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Zach

よくあることだがジョンは家にはいなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

よく ある こと ジョン はいなかった

English Translation

John was not at home, as is often the case with him.

Furigana

よくあることだがジョンは(いえ)にはいなかった。

Romanji

Yoku aru koto da ga Jon wa ie ni wainakatta.

Words

良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
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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
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if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer