幼い少年は父親の肩の上に座った。

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幼い少年は父親の肩の上に座った。

English Translation

The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.

Furigana

幼(おさな)い少年(しょうねん)は父親(ちちおや)の肩(かた)の上(うえ)に座(すわ)った。

Romanji

Osanai shōnen wa chichioya no kata no ueni suwatta.

Words

幼い (おさない、いとけない)

very young; childish; immature

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

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

肩 (かた)

shoulder

座る (すわる)

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