「あなたの願い事はなに？」と小さい白いウサギが聞きました。

Sentence Analyzer

「 あなた の 願い事 は なに ？ 」 と 小さい 白い ウサギ が 聞きました 。

English Translation

"What is your wish?" asked the little white rabbit.

Furigana

「あなたの願(ねが)い事(ごと)はなに？」と小(ちい)さい白(しろ)いウサギが聞(き)きました。

Romanji

" anata no negaigoto wa nani?" to chiisai shiroi usagi ga kikimashita.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

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

願い事 (ねがいごと)

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

と (と)

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

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

白い (しろい)

white

兎 (うさぎ、う、ウサギ)

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

が (が)

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

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

Kanji

願

Readings: ガン、 ねが.う、 -ねがい

Meanings: petition, request, vow, wish, hope

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

白

Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い

Meaning: white

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen