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昨日私がなくした鉛筆は古い物だった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 なくした 鉛筆 古い だった

English Translation

The pencil I lost yesterday was an old one.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)(わたし)がなくした鉛筆(えんぴつ)(ふる)(もの)だった。

Romanji

Kinō watashi ga nakushita enpitsu wa furui mono datta.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
(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
無くす (なくす)
to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
鉛筆 (えんぴつ)
pencil
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
(もの、もん)
thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: エン、 なまり
Meaning: lead
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter