私達は、遠い過去について座って話をしてた。

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English Translation

We sat talking about the remote past.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)は、遠(とお)い過去(かこ)について座(すわ)って話(はなし)をしてた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, tōi kako nitsuite suwatte hanashi o shiteta.

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

遠い (とおい)

far; distant

過去 (かこ)

the past; bygone days; the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; past (tense); preterit; preterite; previous life

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to