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少年は妹のおもちゃを取ってしまった。

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少年 おもちゃ 取ってしまった

English Translation

The boy has taken the toy away from his little sister.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)(いもうと)のおもちゃを()ってしまった。

Romanji

Shōnen wa imōto no omocha o totteshimatta.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いもうと)
younger sister
()
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
玩具 (おもちゃ、がんぐ、オモチャ)
toy; plaything
()
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.
取る (とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up