生徒達が、放課後自分たちの教室を掃除しているのを見て、私はとても驚きました。

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English Translation

I was very surprised to see students cleaning their classroom after school.

Furigana

生徒達(せいとたち)が、放課後(ほうかご)自分(じぶん)たちの教室(きょうしつ)を掃除(そうじ)しているのを見(み)て、私(わたし)はとても驚(おどろ)きました。

Romanji

Seitotachi ga, hōkago jibuntachi no kyōshitsu o sōjishiteiru no o mite, watashi wa totemo odorokimashita.

Words

が (が)

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

放課後 (ほうかご)

after school

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

教室 (きょうしつ)

classroom; department; laboratory; single-room school; small school

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.

掃除 (そうじ)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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...

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished