その事故は去年の今日起きたのだ。

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その事故は去年の今日起きたのだ。

English Translation

The accident happened a year ago today.

Furigana

その事故(じこ)は去年(きょねん)の今日(きょう)起(お)きたのだ。

Romanji

Sono jiko wa kyonen no kyō okita no da.

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...

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

は (は)

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

去年 (きょねん、こぞ)

last year

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

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative