その老婦人は自分の孫娘に微笑みかけた。

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その老婦人は自分の孫娘に微笑みかけた。

English Translation

The old lady smiled at her granddaughter.

Furigana

その老(ろう)婦人(ふじん)は自分(じぶん)の孫娘(まごむすめ)に微笑(ほほえ)みかけた。

Romanji

Sono rō fujin wa jibun no magomusume ni hohoemikaketa.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

婦人 (ふじん)

woman; lady; adult female

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

孫娘 (まごむすめ)

granddaughter

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

微笑む (ほほえむ)

to smile