彼がピアノを弾き、彼女は歌を歌った。

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彼 が ピアノ を 弾き 、 彼女 は 歌 を 歌った 。

English Translation

He played the piano and she sang.

Furigana

彼(かれ)がピアノを弾(はじ)き、彼女(かのじょ)は歌(うた)を歌(うた)った。

Romanji

Kare ga piano o hajiki, kanojo wa uta o utatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)

piano

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.

弾く (はじく)

to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

歌 (うた)

song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry

歌う (うたう)

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

弾

Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ

Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

歌

Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う

Meanings: song, sing