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Zach

妻は以前にその町にいたことを思い出した。

Sentence Analyzer

以前 その いた こと 思い出した

English Translation

My wife remembered having been in the town before.

Furigana

(つま)以前(いぜん)にその(まち)にいたことを(おも)()した。

Romanji

Tsuma wa izen ni sono machi ni ita koto o omoidashita.

Words

(つま)
wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
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...
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
要る (いる)
to need; to want
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
思い出す (おもいだす)
to recall; to remember; to recollect

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 つま
Meanings: wife, spouse
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude