祖父にちなんで彼をトーマスとなづけた。
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English Translation
We named him Thomas after his grandfather.
Furigana
Romanji
Sofu ni chinande kare o To-Masu to nazuketa.
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
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
因む
(ちなむ)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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.
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
懐ける
(なつける)
to win over; to win another's heart