少年は花瓶を割ってしまったことを認めた。

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少年 は 花瓶 を 割ってしまった こと を 認めた 。

English Translation

The boy admitted having broken the vase.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)は花瓶(かびん)を割(わ)ってしまったことを認(みと)めた。

Romanji

Shōnen wa kabin o watteshimatta koto o mitometa.

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

花瓶 (かびん、はながめ、かへい)

(flower) vase

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.

割る (わる)

to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

認める (したためる)

to write up

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

花

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meaning: flower

瓶

Readings: ビン、 かめ

Meanings: bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urn

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

認

Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める

Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe