How to say we thought the meeting was going to be short, but it actually went on for almost three hours. in Japanese
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私たち私たち(watashitachi) (pn,adj-no) we/usはは(ha) (int) indicating a subject/yes/indeed/well/ha!/what?/huh?/sigh会合会合(kaigou) (n,vs,adj-no) meeting/assembly/association/conjunctionはは(ha) (int) indicating a subject/yes/indeed/well/ha!/what?/huh?/sigh短時間短時間(tanjikan) (n-adv,n-t) short timeでで(de) (prt) indicates location of action/at/in/indicates time of action/indicates means of action/cause of effect/by/and then/so/indicates continuing action/ indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.終終(owari) (io) the endわわ(wa) (prt) indicates emotion or admiration/adds a female middle aged feel at the end of a sentenceるとno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verb思ってno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbいたいた(ita) (int) ouch/owがが(ga) (prt) indicates sentence subject/indicates possessive/but/however/still/and、、(、) Japanese comma実際に実際に(jissaini) (adv) virtually/practically/in practice/in practise/currently/presentlyはは(ha) (int) indicating a subject/yes/indeed/well/ha!/what?/huh?/sighほぼほぼ(hobo) (adv) almost/roughly/approximately３３(３) (num) three/tri-時間時間(jikan) (n-adv,n) time/hoursもも(mo) (prt) also/too/words of similar weight/about/as much as/even/more/further/other/again続続(zoku) (n,n-pref) continuation/sequelいい(i) (prt) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.たた(ta) (aux-v) indicate past completed or action/indicates light imperative。。(。) Japanese period "."
