私たちは火の周りに円を作って座った。

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私たちは火の周りに円を作って座った。

English Translation

We sat around the fire in a circle.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは火(ひ)の周(まわ)りに円(えん)を作(つく)って座(すわ)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa hi no mawari ni en o tsukutte suwatta.

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

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

の (の)

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

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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

円 (えん)

yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle

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.

作る (つくる)

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still