祖父は私に誕生日の贈り物をくれた。

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祖父は私に誕生日の贈り物をくれた。

English Translation

My grandfather gave me a birthday present.

Furigana

祖父(そふ)は私(わたし)に誕生日(たんじょうび)の贈(おく)り物(もの)をくれた。

Romanji

Sofu wa watashi ni tanjōbi no okurimono o kureta.

Words

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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

誕生日 (たんじょうび)

birthday

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

贈り物 (おくりもの)

present; gift

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.

呉れる (くれる)

to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given