老人に教会の場所を聞かれて、私はそれを指し示した。

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English Translation

When I was asked by an old man where the church was, I pointed it out.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)に教会(きょうかい)の場所(ばしょ)を聞(き)かれて、私(わたし)はそれを指(さしめ)し示()した。

Romanji

Rōjin ni kyōkai no basho o kikarete, watashi wa sore o sashishimeshita.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

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

教会 (きょうかい)

church

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

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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.

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

指し示す (さししめす)

to indicate; to show; to point to