私たちの学校はあなたの学校と大きさが違っていた。

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私たち の 学校 は あなた の 学校 と 大きさ が 違っていた 。

English Translation

Our school was not the same size as yours.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの学校(がっこう)はあなたの学校(がっこう)と大(おお)きさが違(ちが)っていた。

Romanji

Watashitachi no gakkō wa anata no gakkō to ōkisa ga chigatteita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

違う (ちがう)

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?; wasn't it?

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

校

Readings: コウ、 キョウ

Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

違

Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える

Meanings: difference, differ