とても楽しげに歌う鳥の名前を私は知らなかった。

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English Translation

I don't know the name of the birds that were singing such a merry song.

Furigana

とても楽(たの)しげに歌(うた)う鳥(とり)の名前(なまえ)を私(わたし)は知(し)らなかった。

Romanji

Totemo tanoshige ni utau tori no namae o watashi wa shiranakatta.

Words

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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

歌う (うたう)

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

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.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern