watashitachi wa shinpaisosei o renshuusuru.

We practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Breakdown of watashitachi wa shinpaisosei o renshuusuru.

• は: topic particle
• を: direct object particle
• 私わたしたち: we
• 練習れんしゅうする: to practice

Questions & Answers about watashitachi wa shinpaisosei o renshuusuru.

How do you read this sentence out loud?

A natural reading is:

わたしたち は しんぱいそせい を れんしゅうする。

In rōmaji:

Watashitachi wa shinpai sosei o renshū suru.

A few notes:

• は is written ha but pronounced wa when it marks the topic.
• を is often pronounced o.

What does 私たち mean, and why is there a たち?

私たち means we.

• 私 = I / me
• たち added to a person word makes it plural or group-like

So:

• 私 = I
• 私たち = we

English requires a subject like we, but in Japanese, 私たち is often omitted if it is clear from context.

What is the role of は in this sentence?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So 私たちは means something like:

• As for us, ...
• We, ...

In many beginner translations, it is easiest to think of it as marking the subject, but technically it marks the topic, not always the grammatical subject.

Here, 私たちは 心肺蘇生を 練習する means:

• As for us, we practice CPR

Why is は pronounced wa instead of ?