セーターの袖がほぐれ始めた。

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セーター の 袖 が ほぐれ始めた 。

English Translation

The sleeves of the sweater began to unravel.

Furigana

セーターの袖(そで)がほぐれ始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Se-ta- no sode ga hogurehajimeta.

Words

セーター (セーター、スエーター、セエター)

sweater; jumper

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

袖 (そで)

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

解れる (ほぐれる)

to come untied; to come apart

Kanji

袖

Readings: シュウ、 そで

Meanings: sleeve, wing (building), extension, give cold shoulder

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin