私は図書館の職員に金曜日締め切りのレポートのためにその本が必要だと言った。そうしたら彼女は借りている人に返却を求めるように言うと言った。

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English Translation

I told the librarian that I needed the book for a report due on Friday; so she said she would call it in.

Furigana

私(わたし)は図書館(としょかん)の職員(しょくいん)に金曜日(きんようび)締(し)め切(き)りのレポートのためにその本(ほん)が必要(ひつよう)だと言(い)った。そうしたら彼女(かのじょ)は借(か)りている人(ひと)に返却(へんきゃく)を求(もと)めるように言(い)うと言(い)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa toshokan no shokuin ni kin'yōbi shimekiri no repo-to no tameni sono hon ga hitsuyō da to itta. sōshitara kanojo wa kariteiru hito ni henkyaku o motomeru yōni iu to itta.

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

図書館 (としょかん、ずしょかん)

library

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

職員 (しょくいん)

staff member; personnel

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

金曜日 (きんようび)

Friday

締め切り (しめきり)

deadline; closing; cut-off; end; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

レポート (レポート、リポート)

report; paper

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

が (が)

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

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

そうしたら (そうしたら)

then; and then; and; if so; because then

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

借りる (かりる)

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

返却 (へんきゃく)

return of something; repayment

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.

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something