先生は私にできるだけたくさん本を読むようにと言われた。

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English Translation

My teacher told me to read as much as I could.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)は私(わたし)にできるだけたくさん本(ほん)を読(よ)むようにと言(い)われた。

Romanji

Sensei wa watashi ni dekiru dake takusan hon o yomu yōni to iwareta.

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

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

先

Readings: セン、さき、ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

本

Readings: ホン、もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

読

Readings: ドク、トク、トウ、よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read

言

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word