田中家が私を食事に招待してくれた。

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田中家 が 私 を 食事 に 招待してくれた 。

English Translation

The Tanakas invited me to dine with them.

Furigana

田中家(たなかか)が私(わたし)を食事(しょくじ)に招待(しょうたい)してくれた。

Romanji

Tanakaka ga watashi o shokuji ni shōtaishitekureta.

Words

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

を (を)

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.

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

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

招待 (しょうたい、しょうだい)

invitation

Kanji

田

Readings: デン、 た

Meanings: rice field, rice paddy

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

招

Readings: ショウ、 まね.く

Meanings: beckon, invite, summon, engage

待

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち

Meanings: wait, depend on