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We met in Europe a few years ago.
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watashitachi
pronoun
  1. we; us
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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sannen
noun
  1. three years
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san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
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nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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maeni
adverb
  1. ahead; before; ago
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mae
noun
  1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
noun, no adjective
  1. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
noun
  1. forward; ahead
  2. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
no adjective
  1. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
suffix
  1. portion; helping (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb)
noun
  1. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
  2. privates; private parts
  3. criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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yooroppa
noun
  1. Europe
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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deau

Plain Past Indicative Form

deatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon (出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
  2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) (esp. 出合う)
  3. to emerge and engage (an enemy) (often used imperatively as 出会え)
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