祖母は私にシンデレラの物語を語ってくれた。

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English Translation

My grandmother told me the story of Cinderella.

Furigana

祖母(そぼ)は私(わたし)にシンデレラの物語(ものがたり)を語(かた)ってくれた。

Romanji

Sobo wa watashi ni Shinderera no monogatari o katattekureta.

Words

祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)

grandmother

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

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

物語 (ものがたり)

tale; story; legend

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.

語る (かたる)

to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show