彼は壊れた花瓶の破片をくっつけようとした。

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English Translation

He tried to put the fragments of a broken vase together.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は壊(こわ)れた花瓶(かびん)の破片(はへん)をくっつけようとした。

Romanji

Kare wa kowareta kabin no hahen o kuttsukeyou to shita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

壊れる (こわれる)

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

花瓶 (かびん、はながめ、かへい)

(flower) vase

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

破片 (はへん)

fragment; splinter; broken piece

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.

くっ付ける (くっつける)

to attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

と (と)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to