彼が仲間に加わるのは当然だと思ってました。

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English Translation

I took it for granted that he would become a member.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が仲間(なかま)に加(くわ)わるのは当然(とうぜん)だと思(おも)ってました。

Romanji

Kare ga nakama ni kuwawaru no wa tōzen da to omottemashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

仲間 (なかま)

company; fellow; colleague; associate; comrade; mate; group; circle of friends; partner; member of the same category

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

加わる (くわわる)

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed); to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted

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

は (は)

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

当然 (とうぜん)

natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember