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Zach

昨日の試験の問題は思ったよりずっとやさしかった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 試験 問題 思った より ずっと やさしかった

English Translation

The questions in yesterday's examination were far easier than I had expected.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)試験(しけん)問題(もんだい)(おも)ったよりずっとやさしかった。

Romanji

Kinō no shiken no mondai wa omotta yori zutto yasashikatta.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
()
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
試験 (しけん)
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight
易しい (やさしい)
easy; plain; simple

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think