私たちは昨日試験があった。

私たちは昨日試験があった。

We had an examination yesterday.

私(わたし)たちは昨日(きのう)試験(しけん)があった。

Watashitachi wa kinō shiken ga atta.

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

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

Readings: シ、こころ.みる、ため.す

Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

Readings: ケン、ゲン、あかし、しるし、ため.す、ためし

Meanings: verification, effect, testing