私達は、その川の深さをはかった。

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私達 は 、 その 川 の 深さ を はかった 。

English Translation

We measured the depth of the river.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)は、その川(かわ)の深(ふか)さをはかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, sono kawa no fukasa o hakatta.

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...

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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

深い (ふかい)

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late

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.

計る (はかる)

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate); to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

達

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

深

Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-

Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen