これがこの２０年間の傾向だった。

Sentence Analyzer

これがこの２０年間の傾向だった。

English Translation

This has been the trend for the past twenty years.

Furigana

これがこの２０年間(ねんかん)の傾向(けいこう)だった。

Romanji

Kore ga kono ni zero nenkan no keikō datta.

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

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

傾向 (けいこう)

tendency; trend; inclination

だ (だ)

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