それが高1の時だから17年が経ちました。

Sentence Analyzer

それが高 1 の時だから 17 年が経ちました。

English Translation

That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then.

Furigana

それが高(こう)1の時(とき)だから17年(ねん)が経(た)ちました。

Romanji

Sore ga kō 1 no toki da kara 17 nen ga tachimashita.

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

高 (こう)

high school; high-

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

の (の)

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

経つ (たつ)

to pass; to lapse