私たちはパーティーを開いて彼の誕生日を祝った。

Sentence Analyzer

私たちはぱーてぃーを開いて彼の誕生日を祝った。

English Translation

We celebrated his birthday with a party.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはパーティーを開(ひら)いて彼(かれ)の誕生日(たんじょうび)を祝(いわ)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa pa-thi- o hiraite kare no tanjōbi o iwatta.

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

パーティ (パーティ、パーティー)

party

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.

開く (ひらく)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

誕生日 (たんじょうび)

birthday

祝う (いわう)

to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)