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ジェーンは以前「雪国」を読んだことがある。

Sentence Analyzer

ジェーン 以前 雪国 読んだ こと ある

English Translation

Jane has read "Snow Country" before.

Furigana

ジェーンは以前(いぜん)雪国(ゆきぐに)」を()んだことがある。

Romanji

Jye-N wa izen" yukiguni" o yonda koto ga aru.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
雪国 (ゆきぐに)
snow country
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: セツ、 ゆき
Meaning: snow
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read