私は以前神戸に住んでいた事がある。

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私 は 以前 神戸 に 住んで いた事 が ある 。

English Translation

I've lived in Kobe before.

Furigana

私(わたし)は以前(いぜん)神戸(こうべ)に住(す)んでいた事(こと)がある。

Romanji

Watashi wa izen Kōbe ni sunde itakoto ga aru.

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

以前 (いぜん)

ago; since; before; previous

神戸 (こうべ)

Kobe (port city near Osaka)

に (に)

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

以

Readings: イ、 もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

神

Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-

Meanings: gods, mind, soul

戸

Readings: コ、 と

Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

住

Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい

Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly