祖国の旗を見ると彼は目に涙が浮かんだ。

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祖国の旗を見ると彼は目に涙が浮かんだ。

English Translation

The flag of his fatherland brought tears to his eyes.

Furigana

祖国(そこく)の旗(はた)を見(み)ると彼(かれ)は目(め)に涙(なみだ)が浮(う)かんだ。

Romanji

Sokoku no hata o miru to kare wa me ni namida ga ukanda.

Words

祖国 (そこく)

motherland; fatherland; native country

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

旗 (はた)

flag; pataka (banner)

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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

涙 (なみだ、なだ、なんだ)

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

浮かぶ (うかぶ)

to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration