私がそれに気がついたのはほんの偶然に過ぎません。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

I only found out about it purely by accident.

Furigana

私(わたし)がそれに気(き)がついたのはほんの偶然(ぐうぜん)に過(す)ぎません。

Romanji

Watashi ga sore ni kigatsuita no wa honno gūzen ni sugimasen.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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

気がつく (きがつく)

to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

本の (ほんの)

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

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

気

Readings: キ、ケ、いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

偶

Readings: グウ、たま

Meanings: accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind

然

Readings: ゼン、ネン、しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

過

Readings: カ、す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、す.ごす、あやま.つ、あやま.ち、よ.ぎる

Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error