写真を撮るのが私の趣味です。

Sentence Analyzer

写真 を 撮る の が 私 の 趣味 です 。

English Translation

My hobby is taking pictures.

Furigana

写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)るのが私(わたし)の趣味(しゅみ)です。

Romanji

Shashin o toru no ga watashi no shumi desu.

Words

写真 (しゃしん)

photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie

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.

撮る (とる)

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

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

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

趣味 (しゅみ)

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

写

Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し

Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe

真

Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと

Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect

撮

Readings: サツ、 と.る、 つま.む、 -ど.り

Meanings: snapshot, take pictures

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

趣

Readings: シュ、 おもむき、 おもむ.く

Meanings: purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste