私は先日のパーティーで旧友に偶然出会った。

Sentence Analyzer

私は先日のぱーてぃーで旧友に偶然出会った。

English Translation

I met an old friend by chance at that party the other day.

Furigana

私(わたし)は先日(せんじつ)のパーティーで旧友(きゅうゆう)に偶然(ぐうぜん)出会(であ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa senjitsu no pa-thi- de kyūyū ni gūzen deatta.

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

先日 (せんじつ)

the other day; a few days ago

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

パーティ (パーティ、パーティー)

party

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

旧友 (きゅうゆう)

crony; old friend

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

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

出会う (であう)

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)