昨日はじめてその事故について聞きました。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 はじめて その 事故 について 聞きました 。

English Translation

I heard about the accident for the first time yesterday.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)はじめてその事故(じこ)について聞(き)きました。

Romanji

Kinō hajimete sono jiko nitsuite kikimashita.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

Kanji

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen