私たちは、このことを知っていて会議に来ているのです。しかし、皆さんはご存じでなかったようですね。

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English Translation

We came to the conference knowing this, but it seems that you did not.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、このことを知(し)っていて会議(かいぎ)に来(き)ているのです。しかし、皆(みな)さんはご存(ぞん)じでなかったようですね。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, kono koto o shitteite kaigi ni kiteiru no desu. shikashi, minasan wa gozonji denakatta yō desu ne.

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

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 ...")

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

です (です)

be; is

然し (しかし)

however; but

皆さん (みなさん)

all; everyone; everybody

ご存じ (ごぞんじ)

knowing; (an) acquaintance

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)