猫はミルクを全部飲んでしまったの、とメアリーはたずねました。

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English Translation

Mary asked if the cat had drunk all of the milk.

Furigana

猫(ねこ)はミルクを全部(ぜんぶ)飲(の)んでしまったの、とメアリーはたずねました。

Romanji

Neko wa miruku o zenbu nondeshimatta no, to Meari- wa tazunemashita.

Words

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

は (は)

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

ミルク (ミルク)

milk

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.

全部 (ぜんぶ)

all; entire; whole; altogether

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

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

と (と)

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

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate