ジョンはギターを弾き、彼の友人たちは歌った。
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English Translation
John played guitar and his friends sang.
Furigana
ジョンはギターを弾 き、彼 の友人 たちは歌 った。
Romanji
Jon wa gita- o hajiki, kare no yūjintachi wa utatta.
Words
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ギター
(ギター)
guitar
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.
弾く
(はじく)
to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
歌う
(うたう)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem