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Zach

その小説はロビンソン氏が書いたものではなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 小説 ロビンソン 書いた もの なかった

English Translation

Mr Robinson didn't write the novel.

Furigana

その小説(しょうせつ)はロビンソン()()いたものではなかった。

Romanji

Sono shōsetsu wa Robinson shi ga kaita mono de wa nakatta.

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...
小説 (しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: シ、 うじ、 -うじ
Meanings: family name, surname, clan
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write