私達はＧＭの株を１万株買った。

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私達はＧＭの株を１万株買った。

English Translation

We purchased 10,000 shares of the General Motors stock.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)はＧＭの株(かぶ)を１万(まん)株(かぶ)買(か)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa Ji-Emu no kabu o ichi man kabu katta.

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

ＧＭ (ジーエム)

general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM

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

株 (かぶ)

stock; share; stump; root; rootstock; strain (of bacteria, etc.); tradeable rank; goodwill; one's forte

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.

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

万 (まん、よろず)

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; various

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke