我無意間找到從前弄丟的相機。

I happened to find the camera I'd lost.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 無意間 wúyìjiān
  1. inadvertently
  2. unintentionally
3 找到 zhǎodào to find
4 從前 cóngqián
  1. previously
  2. formerly
  3. once upon a time
5 弄丟 nòngdiū to lose
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 相機 xiàngjī
  1. camera (abbr. for 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī)
  2. at the opportune moment
  3. as the circumstances allow