私たちはカヌーで川を下った。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
We went down a river by canoe.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa kanu- de kawa o kudatta.
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
カヌー
(カヌー)
canoe
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.
川
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
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.
下がる
(さがる)
to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; to get closer to the present day; to go south