私は友達に年賀状を出すのを忘れた。

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私は友達に年賀状を出すのを忘れた。

English Translation

I forgot to send New Year's cards to my friends.

Furigana

私(わたし)は友達(ともだち)に年賀状(ねんがじょう)を出(だ)すのを忘(わす)れた。

Romanji

Watashi wa tomodachi ni nengajō o dasu no o wasureta.

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

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

年賀状 (ねんがじょう)

New Year's card

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.

出す (だす)

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to show; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish; to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound); to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

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

忘れる (わすれる)

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)