秋になると日はだんだん短くなり夜はさむくなってきました。彼女は初霜が木の葉を黄色や赤に変えていくのをみていました。

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English Translation

In the fall, when the days grew shorter and the nights colder, she watched the first frost turn the leaves to bright yellow and orange and red.

Furigana

秋(あき)になると日(ひ)はだんだん短(みじか)くなり夜(よる)はさむくなってきました。彼女(かのじょ)は初(はつ)霜(しも)が木(こ)の葉(は)を黄色(きいろ)や赤(あか)に変(か)えていくのをみていました。

Romanji

Aki ni naru to hi wa dandan mijikaku nari yoru wa samuku nattekimashita. kanojo wa hatsu shimo ga konoha o kiiro ya aka ni kaeteiku no o miteimashita.

Words

秋 (あき)

autumn; fall

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

は (は)

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

段々 (だんだん)

gradually; by degrees; steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

短い (みじかい)

short

なる (なる)

that is in; who is called; that is called; that is

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

寒い (さむい、さぶい)

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

初 (はつ、うい)

first; new

霜 (しも)

frost

が (が)

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

木の葉 (このは、きのは)

foliage; leaves of trees

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.

黄色 (きいろ、こうしょく、おうしょく)

yellow; amber

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

赤 (あか)

red; crimson; scarlet; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; complete; total; perfect; obvious; copper

変える (かえる)

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend

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

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...