たまたま、私はある会合で彼女の隣に座ったのです。

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English Translation

It happened that I sat next to her at a meeting.

Furigana

たまたま、私(わたし)はある会合(かいごう)で彼女(かのじょ)の隣(となり)に座(すわ)ったのです。

Romanji

Tamatama, watashi wa aru kaigō de kanojo no tonari ni suwatta no desu.

Words

偶々 (たまたま)

casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

会合 (かいごう)

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

隣 (となり)

neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

です (です)

be; is