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Zach

ここは、私たちが先週訪れた城です。

Sentence Analyzer

ここ 私たち 先週 訪れた です

English Translation

This is the castle which we visited last week.

Furigana

ここは、(わたし)たちが先週(せんしゅう)(おとず)れた(しろ)です。

Romanji

Koko wa, watashitachi ga senshū otozureta shiro desu.

Words

此処 (ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
先週 (せんしゅう)
last week; the week before
訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)
to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear
(しろ)
castle
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Readings: ジョウ、 しろ
Meaning: castle