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メアリーと会ったとき、彼女は黒のセーターを着ていた。

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メアリー 会った とき 彼女 セーター 着ていた

English Translation

Mary was wearing a black sweater when I met her.

Furigana

メアリーと()ったとき、彼女(かのじょ)(くろ)のセーターを()ていた。

Romanji

Meari- to atta toki, kanojo wa kuro no se-ta- o kiteita.

Words

()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くろ)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
()
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
セーター (セーター、スエーター、セエター)
sweater; jumper
()
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.
着る (きる)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing