ピエロを見て少年は物が言えなくなってしまった。

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English Translation

When the little boy saw the clown, the cat got his tongue.

Furigana

ピエロを見(み)て少年(しょうねん)は物(もの)が言(い)えなくなってしまった。

Romanji

Piero o mite shōnen wa mono ga ienaku natteshimatta.

Words

ピエロ (ピエロ)

clown

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

が (が)

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

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

少

Readings: ショウ、すく.ない、すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

物

Readings: ブツ、モツ、もの、もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

言

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word