私はきのう旧友から手紙をもらった。

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私はきのう旧友から手紙をもらった。

English Translation

I got a letter from an old friend yesterday.

Furigana

私(わたし)はきのう旧友(きゅうゆう)から手紙(てがみ)をもらった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kinō kyūyū kara tegami o moratta.

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

機能 (きのう)

function; facility; faculty; feature

旧友 (きゅうゆう)

crony; old friend

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

貰う (もらう)

to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something