その男の子は父親のそばへちょこちょこ走って行った。

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English Translation

The boy trotted to his father's side.

Furigana

その男(おとこ)の子(こ)は父親(ちちおや)のそばへちょこちょこ走(はしい)って行()った。

Romanji

Sono otokonoko wa chichioya no soba e chokochoko hashitteitta.

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...

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)

boy; male child; baby boy

は (は)

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

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

蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

ちょこちょこ (ちょこちょこ)

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward