私の退職のとき皆は花瓶を贈ってくれた。

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私の退職のとき皆は花瓶を贈ってくれた。

English Translation

They gave me a vase on my retirement.

Furigana

私(わたし)の退職(たいしょく)のとき皆(みな)は花瓶(かびん)を贈(おく)ってくれた。

Romanji

Watashi no taishoku no toki mina wa kabin o okuttekureta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

退職 (たいしょく)

retirement (from office); resignation

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

花瓶 (かびん、はながめ、かへい)

(flower) vase

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.

贈る (おくる)

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award