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私たちはよくちょっとした贈り物をしあったものだった。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち よく ちょっとした 贈り物 しあった もの だった

English Translation

We would often give each other little presents.

Furigana

(わたし)たちはよくちょっとした(おく)(もの)をしあったものだった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa yoku chottoshita okurimono o shiatta mono datta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
一寸した (ちょっとした)
trifling; petty; quite a bit; somewhat; quite
贈り物 (おくりもの)
present; gift
()
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
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 おく.る
Meanings: presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter