ナンシーは昨日旧友の一人に偶然会った。

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ナンシーは昨日旧友の一人に偶然会った。

English Translation

Nancy ran across an old friend of hers yesterday.

Furigana

ナンシーは昨日(きのう)旧友(きゅうゆう)の一(いち)人(にん)に偶然(ぐうぜん)会(あ)った。

Romanji

Nanshi- wa kinō kyūyū no ichi nin ni gūzen atta.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

旧友 (きゅうゆう)

crony; old friend

の (の)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience