彼はアメリカ史の教科書を読んでいた。

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彼はアメリカ史の教科書を読んでいた。

English Translation

He was reading a textbook on American history.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はアメリカ史(し)の教科書(きょうかしょ)を読(よ)んでいた。

Romanji

Kare wa Amerikashi no kyōkasho o yondeita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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

教科書 (きょうかしょ)

textbook; text book

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine