私たちは早起きして、家の掃除を始めた。

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私たちは早起きして、家の掃除を始めた。

English Translation

We got up early and set about cleaning our house.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは早起(はやお)きして、家(いえ)の掃除(そうじ)を始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa hayaokishite, ie no sōji o hajimeta.

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

早起き (はやおき)

early rising

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

掃除 (そうじ)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...