国王が私達の市を訪問なさったのは、大変な名誉です。

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English Translation

It's a great honor to have had the King visit our city.

Furigana

国王(こくおう)が私達(わたしたち)の市(し)を訪問(ほうもん)なさったのは、大変(たいへん)な名誉(めいよ)です。

Romanji

Kokuō ga watashitachi no shi o hōmon nasatta no wa, taihenna meiyo desu.

Words

国王 (こくおう)

king

が (が)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

市 (し)

city

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

訪問 (ほうもん)

call; visit

為さる (なさる)

to do

は (は)

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

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

名誉 (めいよ)

honor; honour; credit; prestige

です (です)

be; is