小動物が四方八方に走り去るのを見た。

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小動物が四方八方に走り去るのを見た。

English Translation

I saw some small animals running away in all directions.

Furigana

小(しょう)動物(どうぶつ)が四方八方(しほうはっぽう)に走(はし)り去(さ)るのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Shō dōbutsu ga shihōhappō ni hashirisaru no o mita.

Words

小 (しょう)

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

四方八方 (しほうはっぽう)

in all directions

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

走り去る (はしりさる)

to run away

の (の)

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

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...