私は多くの現代作家を読んだ。

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私 は 多く の 現代 作家 を 読んだ 。

English Translation

I have read many modern authors.

Furigana

私(わたし)は多(おお)くの現代(げんだい)作家(さっか)を読(よ)んだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa ōku no gendai sakka o yonda.

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

現代 (げんだい)

nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

作家 (さっか)

author; writer; novelist; artist

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

現

Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ

Meanings: present, existing, actual

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

作

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: make, production, prepare, build

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

読

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read