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私はたまたま駅で先生に出会った。

Sentence Analyzer

たまたま 先生 出会った

English Translation

It happened that I saw my teacher at the station.

Furigana

(わたし)はたまたま(えき)先生(せんせい)出会(であ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa tamatama eki de sensei ni deatta.

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
偶々 (たまたま)
casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
(えき)
station
(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.
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
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
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)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: エキ
Meaning: station
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join