私たちの運動会はちょうど３日前にあった。

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English Translation

Our athletic meet took place only three days ago.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの運動会(うんどうかい)はちょうど３日(にち)前(まえ)にあった。

Romanji

Watashitachi no undōkai wa chōdo san nichi mae ni atta.

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

運動会 (うんどうかい)

athletic meet; sports day

は (は)

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

丁度 (ちょうど)

just; right; exactly

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about