老婦人は、道路を横断するのを手伝ったことに対して、私に感謝した。

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English Translation

The old lady thanked me for helping her across the road.

Furigana

老(ろう)婦人(ふじん)は、道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)するのを手伝(てつだ)ったことに対(たい)して、私(わたし)に感謝(かんしゃ)した。

Romanji

Rō fujin wa, dōro o ōdansuru no o tetsudatta koto nitaishite, watashi ni kanshashita.

Words

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

婦人 (ふじん)

woman; lady; adult female

は (は)

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

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

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.

横断 (おうだん)

crossing; transverse

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

手伝う (てつだう)

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

感謝 (かんしゃ)

thanks; gratitude