彼女が彼の名前を言ったのでピンと来た。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女が彼の名前を言ったのでぴんと来た。

English Translation

Her mention of his name rang a bell.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)が彼(かれ)の名前(なまえ)を言(い)ったのでピンと来(き)た。

Romanji

Kanojo ga kare no namae o itta node pin to kita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

ピン (ピン)

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to