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Zach

彼は一番初めに来た、だから良い席がとれた。

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一番 初め 来た だから 良い とれた

English Translation

He came first. Therefore he got a good seat.

Furigana

(かれ)一番(いちばん)(はじ)めに()た、だから()(せき)がとれた。

Romanji

Kare wa ichiban hajime ni kita, dakara yoi seki ga toreta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
()
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
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
だから (だから)
so; therefore
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
(せき)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
獲れる (とれる)
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place