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Zach

彼が病気だったはずはない。

Sentence Analyzer

病気 だった はず ない

English Translation

He can't have been ill.

Furigana

(かれ)病気(びょうき)だったはずはない。

Romanji

Kare ga byōki datta hazu wa nai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
病気 (びょうき)
illness; disease; sickness
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(はず)
expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい
Meanings: ill, sick
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood