一人の男がつかつかと近づいてきて、マッチを貸して下さいと言った。

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English Translation

A man came up to me and asked for a match.

Furigana

一(いち)人(にん)の男(おとこ)がつかつかと近(ちか)づいてきて、マッチを貸(か)して下(くだ)さいと言(い)った。

Romanji

Ichi nin no otoko ga tsukatsuka to chikazuitekite, matchi o kashite kudasai to itta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

つかつか (つかつか)

walking briskly; determinedly

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

燐寸 (マッチ)

match (to light fire with)

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.

貸す (かす)

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

下さる (くださる)

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise