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Zach

私が以前住んでいた古い家はどうなったのだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

以前 住んでいた 古い どう なった だろう

English Translation

What has become of my old house where I used to live?

Furigana

(わたし)以前(いぜん)()んでいた(ふる)(いえ)はどうなったのだろう。

Romanji

Watashi ga izen sundeita furui ie wa dō natta no darou.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
住む (すむ)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer