我々の先祖は星の読み方を知っていた。

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我々の先祖は星の読み方を知っていた。

English Translation

Our ancestors knew how to read the stars.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)の先祖(せんぞ)は星(ほし)の読(よ)み方(かた)を知(し)っていた。

Romanji

Wareware no senzo wa hoshi no yomikata o shitteita.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

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

先祖 (せんぞ)

ancestor

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

星 (ほし)

star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)

読み方 (よみかた)

way of reading; how to read

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern