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電話の声は私には聞き覚えのないものだった。

Sentence Analyzer

電話 聞き覚え ない もの だった

English Translation

The voice on the phone was unfamiliar to me.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)(こえ)(わたし)には(きおぼ)()えのないものだった。

Romanji

Denwa no koe wa watashi ni wa kikioboe no nai mono datta.

Words

電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
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
(こえ)
voice
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
聞き覚え (ききおぼえ)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up