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Zach

先日、あなたはあのような場所で私にあっておどろいたにちがいない。

Sentence Analyzer

先日 あなた あの ような 場所 あって おどろいた ちがいない

English Translation

You must have been surprised to meet me in such a place the other day.

Furigana

先日(せんじつ)、あなたはあのような場所(ばしょ)(わたし)にあっておどろいたにちがいない。

Romanji

Senjitsu, anata wa ano yōna basho de watashi ni atte odoroita ni chigainai.

Words

先日 (せんじつ)
the other day; a few days ago
貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
場所 (ばしょ)
place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(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.
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
驚く (おどろく)
to be surprised; to be astonished
近い (ちかい)
near; close; short (distance)

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me