お母さんがだめだと言ったのに、その男の子は窓を開けた。

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English Translation

The boy opened the window, although his mother told him not to.

Furigana

お母(かあ)さんがだめだと言(い)ったのに、その男(おとこ)の子(こ)は窓(まど)を開(あ)けた。

Romanji

Okāsan ga dame da to itta noni, sono otokonoko wa mado o aketa.

Words

お母さん (おかあさん)

mother

が (が)

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

駄目 (だめ、ダメ)

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

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...

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)

boy; male child; baby boy

は (は)

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

窓 (まど)

window

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.

開ける (はだける)

to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch