私たちは報酬のことを誤解していた。

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私たち 報酬 こと 誤解していた

English Translation

We deceived ourselves as to the reward.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは報酬(ほうしゅう)のことを誤解(ごかい)していた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa hōshū no koto o gokaishiteita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
報酬 (ほうしゅう)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
誤解 (ごかい)
misunderstanding

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ホウ、 むく.いる
Meanings: report, news, reward, retribution
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 トウ、 むく.いる
Meanings: repay, reward, retribution
Readings: ゴ、 あやま.る、 -あやま.る
Meanings: mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る
Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute