私は老婦人が通りを渡るのを助けた。

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私は老婦人が通りを渡るのを助けた。

English Translation

I helped an old woman across the street.

Furigana

私(わたし)は老(ろう)婦人(ふじん)が通(とお)りを渡(わた)るのを助(たす)けた。

Romanji

Watashi wa rō fujin ga tōri o wataru no o tasuketa.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

婦人 (ふじん)

woman; lady; adult female

が (が)

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

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

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.

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

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

助ける (たすける)

to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet