キャサリンが新車を買うように父にねだった時には下心があったのだ。彼女は自分が乗りまわすことができると思ったから。

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English Translation

Catherine had an ulterior motive when she urged her father to buy a new car. She hoped that she'd be able to drive it herself.

Furigana

キャサリンが新車(しんしゃ)を買(か)うように父(ちち)にねだった時(とき)には下心(したごころ)があったのだ。彼女(かのじょ)は自分(じぶん)が乗(の)りまわすことができると思(おも)ったから。

Romanji

Kyasarin ga shinsha o kau yōni chichi ni nedatta tokini wa shitagokoro ga atta no da. kanojo wa jibun ga norimawasu koto ga dekiru to omotta kara.

Words

が (が)

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

新車 (しんしゃ)

new car

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.

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

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

強請る (ねだる、ゆする)

to tease; to coax; to solicit; to demand; to extort

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

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

下心 (したごころ)

secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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

だ (だ)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

乗り回す (のりまわす)

to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since