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アーッ、そうだ、今日8時に友達と渋谷で約束してたんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

アーッ そう 今日 友達 渋谷 約束してた

English Translation

Oh yeah, that's right. I was supposed to meet some friends in Shibuya at eight.

Furigana

アーッ、そうだ、今日(きょう)()友達(ともだち)渋谷(しぶや)約束(やくそく)してたんだ。

Romanji

A-, sō da, kyō hachi ji ni tomodachi to Shibuya de yakusokushiteta n da.

Words

アーッ (アーッ)
aah
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(はち、や)
eight
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
()
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
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(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.
約束 (やくそく)
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ジュウ、 シュウ、 しぶ、 しぶ.い、 しぶ.る
Meanings: astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
Readings: コク、 たに、 きわ.まる
Meaning: valley
Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink
Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる
Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control