私は劇場でとても背の高い人の後ろに座った。

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English Translation

I sat behind a very tall man in the theater.

Furigana

私(わたし)は劇場(げきじょう)でとても背(せ)の高(たか)い人(ひと)の後(うし)ろに座(すわ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa gekijō de totemo se no takai hito no ushiro ni suwatta.

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

劇場 (げきじょう)

theatre; theater; playhouse

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.

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

背 (せい)

height; stature

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

後ろ (うしろ)

back; behind; rear

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still