私はここに来る途中偶然、昔のクラスメイトに会った。

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English Translation

I ran across an old classmate on my way here.

Furigana

私(わたし)はここに来(く)る途中(とちゅう)偶然(ぐうぜん)、昔(むかし)のクラスメイトに会(あ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa koko ni kuru tochū gūzen, mukashi no kurasumeito ni atta.

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

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

途中 (とちゅう)

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

クラスメイト (クラスメイト、クラスメート、クラス・メート)

classmate

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience