私は昨日空港で旧友に偶然出会った。

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私は昨日空港で旧友に偶然出会った。

English Translation

Yesterday I ran across an old friend of mine at the airport.

Furigana

私(わたし)は昨日(きのう)空港(くうこう)で旧友(きゅうゆう)に偶然(ぐうぜん)出会(であ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kinō kūkō 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

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

空港 (くうこう)

airport

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)