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Zach

彼は学校が終わる前にここに来た。

Sentence Analyzer

学校 終わる ここ 来た

English Translation

He came here before school was over.

Furigana

(かれ)学校(がっこう)()わる(まえ)にここに()た。

Romanji

Kare wa gakkō ga owaru mae ni koko ni kita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
学校 (がっこう)
school
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
終わる (おわる)
to finish; to end; to close
(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
()
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
此処 (ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
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