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Zach

この前手紙を書いた時以来別に新しい事は何も起こっていない。

Sentence Analyzer

この 手紙 書いた 以来別 新しい 起こっていない

English Translation

There is nothing new transpired since I wrote you last.

Furigana

この(まえ)手紙(てがみ)()いた(とき)以来別(いらいべつ)(あたら)しい(こと)(なに)()こっていない。

Romanji

Kono mae tegami o kaita toki iraibetsu ni atarashii koto wa nani mo okotteinai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
手紙 (てがみ)
letter
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
起こる (おこる)
to occur; to happen

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up