私は中国人が石炭を燃やしているのを見て驚いた。

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English Translation

I marveled at seeing the Chinese people burning coal.

Furigana

私(わたし)は中国人(ちゅうごくじん)が石炭(せきたん)を燃(も)やしているのを見(み)て驚(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa chūgokujin ga sekitan o moyashiteiru no o mite odoroita.

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

中国人 (ちゅうごくじん)

Chinese person

が (が)

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

石炭 (せきたん、いしずみ)

coal

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.

燃やす (もやす、もす)

to burn

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...

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished