私はいわば部外者だった。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
I was an outsider, so to speak.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi wa iwaba bugaisha datta.
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
言わば
(いわば)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
部外者
(ぶがいしゃ)
outsider; someone outside of a group
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative