私は人ごみの真ん中に古い知人を見かけた。

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English Translation

I caught sight of an old acquaintance in the middle of the crowd.

Furigana

私(わたし)は人(ひと)ごみの真(ま)ん中(なか)に古(ふる)い知人(ちじん)を見(み)かけた。

Romanji

Watashi wa hitogomi no mannaka ni furui chijin o mikaketa.

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

人ごみ (ひとごみ)

crowd of people

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

真ん中 (まんなか、まなか)

middle; centre; center; mid-way

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

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

知人 (ちじん)

friend; acquaintance

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.

見かける (みかける)

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of