その少年はわざと私の足を踏んだ。

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その 少年 は わざと 私 の 足 を 踏んだ 。

English Translation

The boy stepped on my foot on purpose.

Furigana

その少年(しょうねん)はわざと私(わたし)の足(あし)を踏(ふ)んだ。

Romanji

Sono shōnen wa wazato watashi no ashi o funda.

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...

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

態と (わざと)

on purpose

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

足 (あし)

foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin

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.

踏む (ふむ)

to step on; to tread on; to experience; to undergo; to estimate; to value; to appraise; to rhyme; to inherit (the throne, etc.); to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

Kanji

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

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

踏

Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる

Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment