私の聞いたところでは、かれはこの国にはながくいないそうだ。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
It has come to my ears that he will not be long in this country.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi no kiita tokoro de wa, kare wa kono kuni ni wa nagaku inai sō da.
Words
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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
聞く
(きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
所
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
枯れる
(かれる)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
国
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
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
長い
(ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
要る
(いる)
to need; to want
そう
(そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative