ある暑い夏の午後、ジョンとダンヌは長くなった牧草を刈っていました。

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ある暑い夏の午後、ジョンとだんぬは長くなった牧草を刈っていました。

English Translation

One hot summer afternoon, John and Dan were cutting the long grass.

Furigana

ある暑(あつ)い夏(なつ)の午後(ごご)、ジョンとダンヌは長(なが)くなった牧草(ぼくそう)を刈(か)っていました。

Romanji

Aru atsui natsu no gogo, Jon to dannu wa nagaku natta bokusō o katteimashita.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

暑い (あつい)

hot (weather, etc.); warm

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

午後 (ごご)

afternoon; p.m.

と (と)

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

尋ぬ (たずぬ、たんぬ)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

は (は)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

牧草 (ぼくそう)

pasture; grass

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.

刈る (かる)

to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune