私は母が皿を洗うのを手伝った。

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私は母が皿を洗うのを手伝った。

English Translation

I helped my mother wash the dishes.

Furigana

私(わたし)は母(はは)が皿(さら)を洗(あら)うのを手伝(てつだ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa haha ga sara o arau no o tetsudatta.

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

が (が)

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

皿 (さら)

plate; dish; platter; disc; serving; helping; course; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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.

洗う (あらう)

to wash; to investigate

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

手伝う (てつだう)

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in