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Zach

これは私が先週撮った写真です。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 先週 撮った 写真 です

English Translation

This is a picture I took last week.

Furigana

これは(わたし)先週(せんしゅう)()った写真(しゃしん)です。

Romanji

Kore wa watashi ga senshū totta shashin desu.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
先週 (せんしゅう)
last week; the week before
撮る (とる)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
写真 (しゃしん)
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: サツ、 と.る、 つま.む、 -ど.り
Meanings: snapshot, take pictures
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect