フランス人はイギリス海峡を越えた私たちの隣人だ。

Sentence Analyzer

ふらんす人はイギリス海峡を越えた私たちの隣人だ。

English Translation

The French are our neighbors across the Channel.

Furigana

フランス人(じ)はイギリス海峡(かいきょう)を越(こ)えた私(わたし)たちの隣人(りんじん)だ。

Romanji

Furansujin wa Igirisu kaikyō o koeta watashitachi no rinjin da.

Words

フランス人 (フランスじん)

Frenchman; Frenchwoman

は (は)

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

英吉利 (イギリス)

Great Britain; United Kingdom

海峡 (かいきょう)

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

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.

越える (こえる)

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to exceed

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

隣人 (りんじん)

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

だ (だ)

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