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彼の誕生日だったのをほとんど忘れそうだった。

Sentence Analyzer

誕生日 だった ほとんど 忘れそう だった

English Translation

I almost forgot that it was his birthday.

Furigana

(かれ)誕生日(たんじょうび)だったのをほとんど(わす)れそうだった。

Romanji

Kare no tanjōbi datta no o hotondo wasuresō datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
誕生日 (たんじょうび)
birthday
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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.
殆ど (ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: タン
Meanings: nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ボウ、 わす.れる
Meaning: forget