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私は昨晩レストランで偶然先生に会った。

Sentence Analyzer

昨晩 レストラン 偶然 先生 会った

English Translation

I met my teacher by accident at the restaurant last night.

Furigana

(わたし)昨晩(さくばん)レストランで偶然(ぐうぜん)先生(せんせい)()った。

Romanji

Watashi wa sakuban resutoran de gūzen sensei ni atta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨晩 (さくばん)
last night
レストラン (レストラン、レストラント)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
(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.
偶然 (ぐうぜん)
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
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
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: グウ、 たま
Meanings: accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join