私達はそのときたまたま北海道にいた。

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私達はそのときたまたま北海道にいた。

English Translation

We happened to be in Hokkaido then.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)はそのときたまたま北海道(ほっかいどう)にいた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa sono toki tamatama Hokkaidō ni ita.

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

偶々 (たまたま)

casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

北海道 (ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want