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Zach

彼はつい先月外国から帰ってきたばかりです。

Sentence Analyzer

つい 先月 外国 から 帰ってきた ばかり です

English Translation

He came back from abroad only last month.

Furigana

(かれ)はつい先月(せんげつ)外国(がいこく)から(かえ)ってきたばかりです。

Romanji

Kare wa tsui sengetsu gaikoku kara kaettekita bakari desu.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
つい (つい)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)
先月 (せんげつ)
last month
外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)
foreign country
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
帰る (かえる)
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in