小説を読んだ

read a novel

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read a novel A past-tense phrase meaning that someone read a novel. In English, “read” is pronounced like “red” in this past-tense meaning.
JA: 先週末、推理小説を読んだ。
EN: I read a mystery novel last weekend.

彼は昨日非常に面白い小説を読んだ

He read a very interesting novel yesterday.

私は昨日非常におもしろい小説を読んだ

I read a very interesting novel yesterday.

彼の小説を読んだ誰がそれを忘れることができよう

Who could forget his novel after reading it?

その小説を読んだかもしれないが覚えていない

I may have read that novel, but I don't remember.

夕べ徹夜して小説を読んだ

I stayed up all night reading a novel last night.

ハラハラするような小説を読んだ

I read a suspenseful novel.

手当たり次第に小説を読んだ

I read novels at random.

私は以前この小説を読んだ覚えがある

I remember reading this novel before.