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私は私たちが親友になれると最初から思っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 親友 なれる 最初 から 思っていた

English Translation

I thought that we would be good friends from the beginning.

Furigana

(わたし)(わたし)たちが親友(しんゆう)になれると最初(さいしょ)から(おも)っていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa watashitachi ga shin'yū ni nareru to saisho kara omotteita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
親友 (しんゆう)
close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum
()
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
慣れる (なれる)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think