私たちは食事の準備をした。

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私たち は 食事 の 準備 を した 。

English Translation

We prepared our meals.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは食事(しょくじ)の準備(じゅんび)をした。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa shokuji no junbi o shita.

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

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

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

準備 (じゅんび)

preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

準

Readings: ジュン、 じゅん.じる、 じゅん.ずる、 なぞら.える、 のり、 ひと.しい、 みずもり

Meanings: semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate

備

Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に

Meanings: equip, provision, preparation