彼は村の近くで出会った最初の人にたずねました。

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English Translation

He asked the first person he met near the village.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は村(むら)の近(ちか)くで出会(であ)った最初(さいしょ)の人(ひと)にたずねました。

Romanji

Kare wa mura no chikaku de deatta saisho no hito ni tazunemashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

村 (むら)

village

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

近く (ちかく)

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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.

出会う (であう)

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate