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Zach

その話を聞いたら父のことを思いだした。

Sentence Analyzer

その 聞いたら こと 思いだした

English Translation

The story reminded me of my father.

Furigana

その(はなし)()いたら(ちち)のことを(おも)いだした。

Romanji

Sono hanashi o kiitara chichi no koto o omoidashita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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.
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
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
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
(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
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think