ベティは休みの間に４つの物語を読んだ。

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ベティは休みの間に４つの物語を読んだ。

English Translation

Betty read four stories during the vacation.

Furigana

ベティは休(やす)みの間(ま)に４つの物語(ものがたり)を読(よ)んだ。

Romanji

Bethi wa yasumi no ma ni yottsu no monogatari o yonda.

Words

は (は)

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

休み (やすみ)

rest; recess; respite; vacation; holiday; absence; suspension; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

四つ (よっつ、よつ)

four

物語 (ものがたり)

tale; story; legend

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine