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Zach

昨日メアリーが買ったのはこのスカートだった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 メアリー 買った この スカート だった

English Translation

It was this skirt that Mary bought yesterday.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)メアリーが()ったのはこのスカートだった。

Romanji

Kinō Meari- ga katta no wa kono suka-to datta.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
スカート (スカート)
skirt
()
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: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy