私たちは何が起きつつあるか気づいていた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 起き つつ ある 気づいていた

English Translation

We were alive to what was going on.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(なに)()きつつあるか()づいていた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa nani ga oki tsutsu aru ka kizuiteita.

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
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
起きる (おきる)
to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
つつ (つつ)
while; even though; despite
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
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
気付く (きづく)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood