私は、彼らが彼を囲んでいるのを見た。

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私は、彼らが彼を囲んでいるのを見た。

English Translation

I saw them surrounding him.

Furigana

私(わたし)は、彼(かれ)らが彼(かれ)を囲(かこ)んでいるのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Watashi wa, karera ga kare o kakondeiru no o mita.

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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.

囲む (かこむ、かごむ)

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

囲

Readings: イ、かこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い

Meanings: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible