私達はフランス革命が起きた理由を学んだ。

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English Translation

We learned why the French Revolution broke out.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)はフランス革命(かくめい)が起(お)きた理由(りゆう)を学(まな)んだ。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa Furansu kakumei ga okita riyū o mananda.

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

仏蘭西 (フランス)

France

革命 (かくめい)

revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in onmyou-dou)

が (が)

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

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

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.

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in