少年は自転車を盗まなかったと言った。

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少年は自転車を盗まなかったと言った。

English Translation

The boy denied having stolen the bicycle.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)は自転車(じてんしゃ)を盗(ぬす)まなかったと言(い)った。

Romanji

Shōnen wa jitensha o nusumanakatta to itta.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

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.

盗む (ぬすむ)

to steal

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise