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私は列車の中に鞄を忘れたことをふと思い出した。

Sentence Analyzer

列車 中に 忘れた こと ふと 思い出した

English Translation

It occurred to me that I had left my bag on the train.

Furigana

(わたし)列車(れっしゃ)(なか)(かばん)(わす)れたことをふと(おも)()した。

Romanji

Watashi wa ressha no nakani kaban o wasureta koto o futo omoidashita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
列車 (れっしゃ)
train (ordinary)
()
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
(かばん、カバン)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
忘れる (わすれる)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
不図 (ふと)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
思い出す (おもいだす)
to recall; to remember; to recollect

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ハク、 ホウ、 ビョウ、 かばん
Meanings: suitcase, bag, briefcase
Readings: ボウ、 わす.れる
Meaning: forget
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude