私は傘を持っていたが、友人は持っていなかった。

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English Translation

I had an umbrella with me but my friend did not.

Furigana

私(わたし)は傘(かさ)を持(も)っていたが、友人(ゆうじん)は持(も)っていなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kasa o motteita ga, yūjin wa motteinakatta.

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

傘 (かさ)

umbrella; parasol

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

が (が)

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend