私たちは裏庭に小さな小屋を建てた。

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私たちは裏庭に小さな小屋を建てた。

English Translation

I put up a small hut in the backyard.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは裏庭(うらにわ)に小(ちい)さな小屋(こや)を建(た)てた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa uraniwa ni chiisana koya o tateta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

裏庭 (うらにわ)

rear garden; back yard

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

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

小屋 (こや)

hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen

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.

建てる (たてる)

to build; to construct