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Zach

私がこの前なくした時計は新品だった。

Sentence Analyzer

この なくした 時計 新品 だった

English Translation

The watch I lost the other day was new.

Furigana

(わたし)がこの(まえ)なくした時計(とけい)新品(しんぴん)だった。

Romanji

Watashi ga kono mae nakushita tokei wa shinpin datta.

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
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(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
無くす (なくす)
to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
時計 (とけい、ときはかり)
watch; clock; timepiece
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
新品 (しんぴん)
(brand-)new article
()
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: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな
Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses