数歩先で小さな子がつまずいて転ぶのを見た。

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English Translation

I saw a little boy fall over a few steps ahead.

Furigana

数(すう)歩先(ほさき)で小(ちい)さな子(こ)がつまずいて転(ころ)ぶのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Sū hosaki de chiisana ko ga tsumazuite korobu no o mita.

Words

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

が (が)

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

躓く (つまずく、つまづく)

to stumble; to trip; to fail

転ぶ (ころぶ、まろぶ)

to fall down; to fall over

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

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.

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...