もし鳥だったら私の所に飛んでくるのだが、と彼は言う。

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English Translation

He says that if he were a bird he would fly to me.

Furigana

もし鳥(とり)だったら私(わたし)の所(ところ)に飛(と)んでくるのだが、と彼(かれ)は言(い)う。

Romanji

Moshi tori dattara watashi no tokoroni tondekuru no da ga, to kare wa iu.

Words

若し (もし)

if; in case; supposing

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

が (が)

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

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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