私たちはいろりの周りに座りました。
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English Translation
We sat round the fire.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa irori no mawari ni suwarimashita.
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
囲炉裏
(いろり)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
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
座る
(すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still