赤ん坊が毛糸の玉をもつれさせた。

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赤ん坊が毛糸の玉をもつれさせた。

English Translation

The baby tangled the ball of yarn.

Furigana

赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)が毛糸(けいと)の玉(たま)をもつれさせた。

Romanji

Akanbō ga keito no tama o motsuresaseta.

Words

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

が (が)

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

毛糸 (けいと)

knitting wool

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

玉 (たま)

ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; coin; precious; beautiful; excellent

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.

縺れる (もつれる)

to get entangled; to get tangled; to tangle; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated