彼は昨晩テレビでバスケットボールの試合を見ました。

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English Translation

He watched a basketball game on TV last night.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は昨晩(さくばん)テレビでバスケットボールの試合(しあい)を見(み)ました。

Romanji

Kare wa sakuban terebi de basukettobo-ru no shiai o mimashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

昨晩 (さくばん)

last night

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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.

バスケットボール (バスケットボール)

basketball

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...