今年の夏は寒かった。
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English Translation
It was cold in the summer of this year.
Furigana
Romanji
Kotoshi no natsu wa samukatta.
Words
今年
(ことし、こんねん)
this year
の
(の)
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
夏
(なつ)
summer
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
寒い
(さむい、さぶい)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny