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数年前の母の日に、義母にロケットをプレゼントしました。

Sentence Analyzer

日に 義母 ロケット ぷれぜんとしました

English Translation

A few years ago, on Mother's Day, I gave my stepmother a locket as a present.

Furigana

(すう)(ねん)(まえ)(はは)()に、義母(ぎぼ)にロケットをプレゼントしました。

Romanji

Sū nen mae no haha no hini, gibo ni roketto o purezentoshimashita.

Words

(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
(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
()
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
(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
義母 (ぎぼ)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
()
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
ロケット (ロケット)
locket; rocket
()
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.
プレゼント (プレゼント)
present; gift; to give a present or gift

Kanji

Readings: スウ、 ス、 サク、 ソク、 シュ、 かず、 かぞ.える、 しばしば、 せ.める、 わずらわ.しい
Meanings: number, strength, fate, law, figures
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Reading: 
Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning