私はこの前の火曜日、病気のために欠席した。

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English Translation

I was absent last Tuesday on account of illness.

Furigana

私(わたし)はこの前(まえ)の火曜日(かようび)、病気(びょうき)のために欠席(けっせき)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa kono mae no kayōbi, byōki no tameni kessekishita.

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

前 (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

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

火曜日 (かようび)

Tuesday

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

欠席 (けっせき)

absence; non-attendance