ぼくたちが講堂に入るとすぐ式が始まった。

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ぼくたち が 講堂 に 入る と すぐ 式 が 始まった 。

English Translation

No sooner had we entered the hall than the ceremony began.

Furigana

ぼくたちが講堂(こうどう)に入(はい)るとすぐ式(しき)が始(はじ)まった。

Romanji

Bokutachi ga kōdō ni hairu to sugu shiki ga hajimatta.

Words

僕達 (ぼくたち)

we

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

講堂 (こうどう)

auditorium; lecture hall

に (に)

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

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

式 (しき)

equation; formula; expression; ceremony; style; enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Kanji

講

Reading: コウ

Meanings: lecture, club, association

堂

Reading: ドウ

Meanings: public chamber, hall

入

Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る

Meanings: enter, insert

式

Reading: シキ

Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin