私は彼らが腕を組んで歩いているのを見た。

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English Translation

I saw them walking arm in arm.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)らが腕(うで)を組(く)んで歩(ある)いているのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Watashi wa karera ga ude o kunde aruiteiru no o mita.

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

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

腕 (うで)

arm; skill; efforts; ability

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.

組む (くむ)

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program); to braid; to plait; to grapple; to wrestle; to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance; to set (e.g. type); to issue (e.g. money order)

歩く (あるく)

to walk

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

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...