赤ちゃんが風邪をひくといけないので、私は窓を閉めた。

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English Translation

I closed the window for fear that the baby should catch cold.

Furigana

赤(あか)ちゃんが風邪(かぜ)をひくといけないので、私(わたし)は窓(まど)を閉(し)めた。

Romanji

Akachan ga kaze o hiku toikenai node, watashi wa mado o shimeta.

Words

赤ちゃん (あかちゃん)

baby; infant

が (が)

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

風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)

common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague

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.

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down

と (と)

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

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

窓 (まど)

window