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Zach

今年の夏は晴れの日がほとんどなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

今年 晴れ ほとんど なかった

English Translation

We had few sunny days this summer.

Furigana

今年(ことし)(なつ)()れの()がほとんどなかった。

Romanji

Kotoshi no natsu wa hare no hi ga hotondo nakatta.

Words

今年 (ことし、こんねん)
this year
()
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
(なつ)
summer
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
晴れ (はれ)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; public; cleared of suspicion
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
殆ど (ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カ、 ガ、 ゲ、 なつ
Meaning: summer
Readings: セイ、 は.れる、 は.れ、 は.れ-、 -ば.れ、 は.らす
Meaning: clear up
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days