老人が孫たちに囲まれて座っていた。

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老人 が 孫たち に 囲まれて 座っていた 。

English Translation

An old man sat surrounded by his grandchildren.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)が孫(まご)たちに囲(かこ)まれて座(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Rōjin ga magotachi ni kakomarete suwatteita.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

が (が)

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

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

囲む (かこむ、かごむ)

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

Kanji

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

孫

Readings: ソン、 まご

Meanings: grandchild, descendants

囲

Readings: イ、 かこ.む、 かこ.う、 かこ.い

Meanings: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

座

Readings: ザ、 すわ.る

Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit