少年はしきりに自転車を欲しがった。

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少年はしきりに自転車を欲しがった。

English Translation

The boy was anxious for a bicycle.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)はしきりに自転車(じてんしゃ)を欲(ほ)しがった。

Romanji

Shōnen wa shikirini jitensha o hoshigatta.

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

頻りに (しきりに)

frequently; repeatedly; often; incessantly; constantly; strongly; eagerly

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.

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to