私はハイカーのグループに出会ったが、その人たちの一部は大学生だった。

Sentence Analyzer

私はハイカーのぐるーぷに出会ったが、その人たちの一部は大学生だった。

English Translation

I met a group of hikers, some of whom were university students.

Furigana

私(わたし)はハイカーのグループに出会(であ)ったが、その人(ひと)たちの一部(いちぶ)は大学生(だいがくせい)だった。

Romanji

Watashi wa haika- no guru-pu ni deatta ga, sono hitotachi no ichibu wa daigakusei datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

ハイカー (ハイカー)

hiker

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

グループ (グループ)

group (usu. of people)

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

出会う (であう)

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

人達 (ひとたち)

people

一部 (いちぶ)

one part; one portion; one section; some; one copy (e.g. of a document)

大学生 (だいがくせい)

university student; college student

だ (だ)

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