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どういう始まりであったにせよバレンタインデーには長いロマンチックな歴史がある。

Sentence Analyzer

どういう 始まり あった せよ バレンタインデー 長い ろまんちっくな 歴史 ある

English Translation

Whatever the origin is, Valentine's Day has had a long and romantic history.

Furigana

どういう(はじ)まりであったにせよバレンタインデーには(なが)いロマンチックな歴史(れきし)がある。

Romanji

Dōiu hajimari de atta ni seyo barentainde- ni wa nagai romanchikkuna rekishi ga aru.

Words

如何いう (どういう)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
始まり (はじまり)
origin; beginning
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
バレンタインデー (バレンタインデー、ヴァレンタインデー、バレンタイン・デー、ヴァレンタイン・デー)
Valentine's Day
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
ロマンチック (ロマンチック、ロマンティック、ロマンチツク)
romantic
歴史 (れきし)
history
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: レキ、 レッキ
Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time
Reading: 
Meanings: history, chronicle