その少女はおとぎ話を読むのに夢中だ。

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その少女はおとぎ話を読むのに夢中だ。

English Translation

The little girl was absorbed in reading a fairy tale.

Furigana

その少女(しょうじょ)はおとぎ話(ばなし)を読(よ)むのに夢中(むちゅう)だ。

Romanji

Sono shōjo wa otogibanashi o yomu no ni muchū da.

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...

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

は (は)

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

おとぎ話 (おとぎばなし)

fairy-tale; nursery-tale

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

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

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

夢中 (むちゅう)

daze; (in a) trance; ecstasy; delirium; engrossment; within a (deep) dream

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative