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私たちは喫茶店で急いで昼食をとった。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 喫茶店 急いで 昼食 とった

English Translation

We ate a quick lunch in a coffee lounge.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは喫茶店(きっさてん)(いそ)いで昼食(ちゅうしょく)をとった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kissaten de isoide chūshoku o totta.

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
喫茶店 (きっさてん、きっちゃてん)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
急ぐ (いそぐ)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
昼食 (ちゅうしょく、ちゅうじき、ひるげ)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
()
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.
穫る (とる)
to harvest (a crop)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: キツ、 の.む
Meanings: consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)
Readings: チャ、 サ
Meaning: tea
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: チュウ、 ひる
Meanings: daytime, noon
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food