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Zach

随分久しぶりだね。この前、僕が君に会ったのはいつだったかね。

Sentence Analyzer

随分 久しぶり この 会った いつ だった

English Translation

I haven't seen you for ages. Do you remember when I saw you last?

Furigana

随分(ずいぶん)(ひさ)しぶりだね。この(まえ)(ぼく)(きみ)()ったのはいつだったかね。

Romanji

Zuibun hisashiburi da ne. kono mae, boku ga kimi ni atta no wa itsu datta ka ne.

Words

随分 (ずいぶん)
very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; contemptible; reprehensible
久しぶり (ひさしぶり)
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(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
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時 (いつ)
when; how soon
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ズイ、 まにま.に、 したが.う
Meanings: follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the waves)
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: キュウ、 ク、 ひさ.しい
Meanings: long time, old story
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join