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Zach

それはその前の週に買ったものでした。

Sentence Analyzer

それ その 買った もの でした

English Translation

I had bought it the week before.

Furigana

それはその(まえ)(しゅう)()ったものでした。

Romanji

Sore wa sono mae no shū ni katta mono deshita.

Words

其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
(しゅう)
week
()
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
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(もの、もん)
person
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy