私たちのひとみは日のあたる所では収縮する。

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English Translation

The pupils of our eyes contract in sunlight.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちのひとみは日(ひ)のあたる所(ところ)では収縮(しゅうしゅく)する。

Romanji

Watashitachi no hitomi wa hi no ataru tokoro de wa shūshukusuru.

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

瞳 (ひとみ)

pupil (of eye); eye

は (は)

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

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

当たる (あたる)

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

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.

収縮 (しゅうしゅく)

deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction