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Zach

しかし男の子は長い間来ませんでした。

Sentence Analyzer

しかし 男の子 長い 来ません でした

English Translation

But the boy stayed away for a long time.

Furigana

しかし(おとこ)()(なが)()()ませんでした。

Romanji

Shikashi otokonoko wa nagai ma kimasen deshita.

Words

然し (しかし)
however; but
男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)
boy; male child; baby boy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
()
space; room; time; pause
来る (くる)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become