小さい子どもは耳にする言葉をすぐに覚えてしまう。

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English Translation

Young children soon pick up words they hear.

Furigana

小(ちい)さい子(こ)どもは耳(みみ)にする言葉(ことば)をすぐに覚(おぼ)えてしまう。

Romanji

Chiisai kodomo wa mimi ni suru kotoba o sugu ni oboeteshimau.

Words

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

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.

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

覚える (おぼえる)

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard