私たちはここに来る途中に小さな村をいくつか通り過ぎてきた。

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English Translation

We came by several small villages on our way here.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはここに来(く)る途中(とちゅう)に小(ちい)さな村(むら)をいくつか通(とお)り過(す)ぎてきた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa koko ni kuru tochū ni chiisana mura o ikutsu ka tōrisugitekita.

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

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

途中 (とちゅう)

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

村 (むら)

village

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.

幾つ (いくつ)

how many?; how old?

か (か)

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

通り過ぎる (とおりすぎる)

to pass; to pass through