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Zach

私は昨日パーティーで偶然旧友にであった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 ぱーてぃー 偶然 旧友 あった

English Translation

I ran across an old friend of mine at the party yesterday.

Furigana

(わたし)昨日(きのう)パーティーで偶然(ぐうぜん)旧友(きゅうゆう)にであった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kinō pa-thi- de gūzen kyūyū ni de atta.

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
昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
パーティ (パーティ、パーティー)
party
(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.
偶然 (ぐうぜん)
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
旧友 (きゅうゆう)
crony; old friend
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: グウ、 たま
Meanings: accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: キュウ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend