「あの本がほしい」と彼は心の中で思いました。

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「 あの 本 が ほしい 」 と 彼 は 心 の 中 で 思いました 。

English Translation

"I want that book", he said to himself.

Furigana

「あの本(ほん)がほしい」と彼(かれ)は心(こころ)の中(なか)で思(おも)いました。

Romanji

" ano hon ga hoshii" to kare wa kokoro no naka de omoimashita.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

が (が)

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

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

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

Kanji

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think