トムは自分の気持ちをどう表して良いか困った。

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とむは自分の気持ちをどう表して良いか困った。

English Translation

Tom was at a loss how to express himself.

Furigana

トムは自分(じぶん)の気持(きも)ちをどう表(あらわ)して良(よ)いか困(こま)った。

Romanji

Tomu wa jibun no kimochi o dō arawashite yoi ka komatta.

Words

富む (とむ)

to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

気持ち (きもち)

feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude; thanks; solicitude; sympathy; just a little; somewhat; slightly

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.

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

現す (あらわす)

to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to represent; to signify; to stand for; to make widely known

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

困る (こまる)

to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped