私はその出来事を、ほんの昨日起こったかのように、はっきりと覚えている。

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English Translation

I remember the event as clearly as if it had happened just yesterday.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその出来事(できごと)を、ほんの昨日(きのう)起(お)こったかのように、はっきりと覚(おぼ)えている。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono dekigoto o, honno kinō okotta ka no yōni, hakkiri to oboeteiru.

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

出来事 (できごと、できこと)

incident; affair; happening; event

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.

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

か (か)

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

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

はっきり (はっきり)

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

覚える (おぼえる)

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard