彼らはある夏の午後に初めて会った。

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彼らはある夏の午後に初めて会った。

English Translation

They first met on a summer afternoon.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはある夏(なつ)の午後(ごご)に初(はじ)めて会(あ)った。

Romanji

Karera wa aru natsu no gogo ni hajimete atta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

午後 (ごご)

afternoon; p.m.

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

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

会う (あう)

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