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Zidranwap nuxes yarik nuxrosi zag re{John}sa.

Zidranwap nuxes yarik nuxrosi zag re{John}sa = This dictionary was one of John's books.
Parse:
zidranwap = was one of
      nuxes = dictionary
          yarik = this
      nuxrosi = books
            zag = of
                  re{John}sa = John

vocabulary:
zidrak [P-s] - one, single. Zidranwap nuxes yarik nuxrosi zag re{John}sa = This dictionary was one of John's books. Note that "zidranwap" literally means 'to be one of'.

nuxes [P-s] - dictionary, wordbook, lexicon.

yarik [P-s] - this, these.

nuxros [P-s] - book, volume, tome.

zag [F/P-s] - of (genitive), apostrophe-s, that (relative conjunction), which, who, relative clause linker.

re{John}sa - John. [Etym: proper noun + sound mnemonic + group member]

The tense of "zidranwap" is past-perfective by default.  

stevo