私たちは川村博士を祝して送別会を開いた。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

We held a farewell party in honor of Dr. Kawamura.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは川村(かわむら)博士(はかせ)を祝(しゅく)して送別会(そうべつかい)を開(ひら)いた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa Kawamura hakase o shukushite sōbetsukai o hiraita.

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

博士 (はかせ、はくし)

doctorate; PhD; Dr (as a title); expert; learned person

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.

祝す (しゅくす)

to congratulate; to celebrate

送別会 (そうべつかい)

farewell party

開く (ひらく)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)