そんなことは生まれてこの方、見たことも聞いたこともない。

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そんな こと は 生まれて この方 、 見た こと も 聞いた こと も ない 。

English Translation

Never in my life have I heard or seen such a thing.

Furigana

そんなことは生(う)まれてこの方(かた)、見(み)たことも聞(き)いたこともない。

Romanji

Sonna koto wa umarete konokata, mita koto mo kiita koto mo nai.

Words

そんな (そんな)

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

生まれる (うまれる)

to be born

この方 (このかた)

since; this person

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

生

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

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen