私達はみんな彼の冗談を聞いて笑った。
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English Translation
We all laughed at his joke.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa minna kare no jōdan o kiite waratta.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
皆
(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
冗談
(じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
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.
聞く
(きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
笑う
(わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh