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Zach

私たちは、バスケットの選手です。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち は 、 バスケット の 選手 です 。

English Translation

We are basketball players.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、バスケットの選手(せんしゅ)です。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, basuketto no senshu desu.

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
バスケット (バスケット)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
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
選手 (せんしゅ)
player (in game); team member
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

私
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
選
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
手
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand