彼に初めて会ったのは3年前です。

Sentence Analyzer

彼に初めて会ったのは 3 年前です。

English Translation

I first met him three years ago.

Furigana

彼(かれ)に初(はじ)めて会(あ)ったのは3年(ねん)前(まえ)です。

Romanji

Kare ni hajimete atta no wa 3 nen mae desu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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

は (は)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

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

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

です (です)

be; is