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Zach

それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。

Sentence Analyzer

それ だった 繰って 確かめた

English Translation

I counted the days to see when it had happened.

Furigana

それがいつだったか()()って(たし)かめた。

Romanji

Sore ga i tsu datta ka hi o kutte tashikameta.

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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
居る (いる)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)
()
indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
繰る (くる)
to reel; to wind; to spin (thread); to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
確かめる (たしかめる)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ソウ、 く.る
Meanings: winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident