この前の夏に、私は１２年前に入った会社をついに辞めた。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

Last summer, I finally left the firm that I had joined twelve years before.

Furigana

この前(まえ)の夏(なつ)に、私(わたし)は１２年(ねん)前(まえ)に入(はい)った会社(かいしゃ)をついに辞(や)めた。

Romanji

Kono mae no natsu ni, watashi wa ichi ni nen mae ni haitta kaisha o tsuini yameta.

Words

此の (この)

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

前 (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

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

夏 (なつ)

summer

に (に)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

を (を)

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.

遂に (ついに)

finally; at last; in the end

辞める (やめる)

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)