人々はその奇妙な動物を見に、次々と動物園にやって来た。

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English Translation

People came to see the strange animal in the zoo one after another.

Furigana

人々(ひとびと)はその奇妙(きみょう)な動物(どうぶつ)を見(み)に、次々(つぎつぎ)と動物園(どうぶつえん)にやって来(き)た。

Romanji

Hitobito wa sono kimyōna dōbutsu o mi ni, tsugitsugi to dōbutsuen ni yattekita.

Words

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

奇妙 (きみょう)

strange; queer; curious

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

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...

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

次々 (つぎつぎ)

in succession; one by one

と (と)

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

動物園 (どうぶつえん)

zoo; zoological gardens

やって来る (やってくる)

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)