私たちは学校で早めに弁当を食べた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち は 学校 で 早め に 弁当 を 食べた 。

English Translation

We had an early lunch at school.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは学校(がっこう)で早(はや)めに弁当(べんとう)を食(た)べた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa gakkō de hayame ni bentō o tabeta.

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

で (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.

早め (はやめ)

early; fast

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

弁当 (べんとう)

bento; Japanese box lunch

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.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

校

Readings: コウ、 キョウ

Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction

早

Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-

Meanings: early, fast

弁

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う

Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

当

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし

Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food