それはつい最近のことです。
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English Translation
It happened quite recently.
Furigana
それはつい最近 のことです。
Romanji
Sore wa tsui saikin no koto desu.
Words
其れ
(それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
つい
(つい)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)
最近
(さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
の
(の)
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
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
です
(です)
be; is