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Zach

家に帰って初めて傘を持っていないことに気づいた。

Sentence Analyzer

帰って 初めて 持っていない こと 気づいた

English Translation

It wasn't until I got home that I missed my umbrella.

Furigana

(いえ)(かえ)って(はじ)めて(かさ)()っていないことに()づいた。

Romanji

Ie ni kaette hajimete kasa o motteinai koto ni kizuita.

Words

(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
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
帰る (かえる)
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
(かさ)
umbrella; parasol
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
(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
気付く (きづく)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: サン、 かさ
Meaning: umbrella
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood