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私は先週、昔のクラスメートに会った。彼女は、相変わらず退屈なひとだった。

Sentence Analyzer

先週 クラスメート 会った 彼女 相変わらず 退屈な ひと だった

English Translation

I saw my old classmate last week. She's as boring as ever.

Furigana

(わたし)先週(せんしゅう)(むかし)のクラスメートに()った。彼女(かのじょ)は、相変(あいか)わらず退屈(たいくつ)なひとだった。

Romanji

Watashi wa senshū, mukashi no kurasume-to ni atta. kanojo wa, aikawarazu taikutsuna hito datta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先週 (せんしゅう)
last week; the week before
(むかし)
olden days; former
()
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
クラスメイト (クラスメイト、クラスメート、クラス・メート)
classmate
()
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
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
相変わらず (あいかわらず)
as ever; as usual; the same; still
退屈 (たいくつ)
tedium; boredom
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-
Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める
Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit