「虫とあそぶにはボクは年をとりすぎている」と男の子は言いました。

Sentence Analyzer

「虫とあそぶにはぼくは年をとりすぎている」と男の子は言いました。

English Translation

"I'm too old to be playing with bugs", said the boy.

Furigana

「虫(むし)とあそぶにはボクは年(とし)をとりすぎている」と男(おとこ)の子(こ)は言(い)いました。

Romanji

" mushi to asobu ni wa boku wa toshi o torisugiteiru" to otokonoko wa iimashita.

Words

虫 (むし)

insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm

と (と)

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

遊ぶ (あそぶ、あすぶ)

to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

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

は (は)

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

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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.

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)

boy; male child; baby boy

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