父は自分の車を光るまで磨いた。

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父は自分の車を光るまで磨いた。

English Translation

My father polished his car till it shone.

Furigana

父(ちち)は自分(じぶん)の車(くるま)を光(ひか)るまで磨(みが)いた。

Romanji

Chichi wa jibun no kuruma o hikaru made migaita.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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.

光る (ひかる)

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

磨く (みがく)

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine; to improve