まず私の注意をひいたのは、哲学だった。

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まず私の注意をひいたのは、哲学だった。

English Translation

The first subject that attracted my attention was philosophy.

Furigana

まず私(わたし)の注意(ちゅうい)をひいたのは、哲学(てつがく)だった。

Romanji

Mazu watashi no chūi o hiita no wa, tetsugaku datta.

Words

先ず (まず)

first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)

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

注意 (ちゅうい)

caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice

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.

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down

は (は)

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

哲学 (てつがく)

philosophy

だ (だ)

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