彼は昔、押し入れの中には珍しい生き物が住んでいると彼女に嘘をついたのでした。

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English Translation

He once lied and told her a rare creature lived in her closet.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は昔(むかし)、押(お)し入(い)れの中(なか)には珍(めずら)しい生(い)き物(もの)が住(す)んでいると彼女(かのじょ)に嘘(うそ)をついたのでした。

Romanji

Kare wa mukashi, oshiire no nakani wa mezurashii ikimono ga sundeiru to kanojo ni uso o tsuita no deshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

押し入れ (おしいれ)

closet

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

珍しい (めずらしい)

unusual; rare; curious; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

生き物 (いきもの)

living thing; animal

が (が)

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

と (と)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

嘘 (うそ)

lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!

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.

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

デス (デス)

death