先生は僕にシェイクスピアを読むよう勧めてくれた。

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English Translation

My teacher recommended me to read Shakespeare.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)は僕(ぼく)にシェイクスピアを読(よ)むよう勧(すす)めてくれた。

Romanji

Sensei wa boku ni Sheikusupia o yomu yō susumetekureta.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

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

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

勧める (すすめる)

to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)