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列車が私たちの側を通り過ぎた。

Sentence Analyzer

列車 私たち 通り過ぎた

English Translation

The train passed by us.

Furigana

列車(れっしゃ)(わたし)たちの(がわ)(とお)()ぎた。

Romanji

Ressha ga watashitachi no gawa o tōrisugita.

Words

列車 (れっしゃ)
train (ordinary)
()
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
()
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
(がわ、かわ)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
()
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.
通り過ぎる (とおりすぎる)
to pass; to pass through

Kanji

Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソク、 かわ、 がわ、 そば
Meanings: side, lean, oppose, regret
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: カ、 す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、 す.ごす、 あやま.つ、 あやま.ち、 よ.ぎる
Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error