ヘレンは十分な食事を取らないので、やせてきている。

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ヘレン は 十分な 食事 を 取らない ので 、 やせてきている 。

English Translation

Helen does not eat enough and she is getting thin.

Furigana

ヘレンは十分(じゅうぶん)な食事(しょくじ)を取(と)らないので、やせてきている。

Romanji

Heren wa jūbunna shokuji o toranai node, yasetekiteiru.

Words

は (は)

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

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

痩せる (やせる)

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

Kanji

十

Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と

Meaning: ten

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up