少年は湖に石を投げて時間を過ごした。

Sentence Analyzer

少年は湖に石を投げて時間を過ごした。

English Translation

The boy passed the time by flinging stones into the lake.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)は湖(みずうみ)に石(いし)を投(な)げて時間(じかん)を過(す)ごした。

Romanji

Shōnen wa mizuumi ni ishi o nagete jikan o sugoshita.

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

湖 (みずうみ)

lake

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

石 (いし)

stone; gem; jewel

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.

投げる (なげる)

to throw; to cast away; to face defeat; to give up

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it