私は無くしたはずの帽子を今持っている。

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私は無くしたはずの帽子を今持っている。

English Translation

Now I have the hat which I thought was lost.

Furigana

私(わたし)は無(な)くしたはずの帽子(ぼうし)を今(いま)持(も)っている。

Romanji

Watashi wa nakushita hazu no bōshi o ima motteiru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

無くす (なくす)

to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)

筈 (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

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

帽子 (ぼうし)

hat; cap

を (を)

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.

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of