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Zach

つい先ほど君のお父さんに会いました。

Sentence Analyzer

つい 先ほど お父さん 会いました

English Translation

I met your father just now.

Furigana

つい(さき)ほど(くん)のお(とう)さんに()いました。

Romanji

Tsui sakihodo kun no otōsan ni aimashita.

Words

つい (つい)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)
先ほど (さきほど)
some time ago; not long ago; just now
(くん)
Mr (junior); master; boy
()
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
お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
()
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

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join