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昨年のスカートは膝のすぐしたまでだった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨年 スカート すぐ した まで だった

English Translation

Skirts last year reached just below the knees.

Furigana

昨年(さくねん)のスカートは(ひざ)のすぐしたまでだった。

Romanji

Sakunen no suka-to wa hiza no sugu shita made datta.

Words

昨年 (さくねん)
last year
()
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
スカート (スカート)
skirt
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ひざ)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
直ぐ (すぐ)
immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シツ、 ひざ
Meanings: knee, lap