私は友人達を夕食に招いた。

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私は友人達を夕食に招いた。

English Translation

I invited my friends to dinner.

Furigana

私(わたし)は友人達(ゆうじんたち)を夕食(ゆうしょく)に招(まね)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa yūjintachi o yūshoku ni maneita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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.

夕食 (ゆうしょく)

evening meal; dinner

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

招く (まねく)

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; to call in; to send for; to summon; to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in