私は小説を読むのに熱中していた。

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私は小説を読むのに熱中していた。

English Translation

I was absorbed in reading a novel.

Furigana

私(わたし)は小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)むのに熱中(ねっちゅう)していた。

Romanji

Watashi wa shōsetsu o yomu no ni netchūshiteita.

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

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

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

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

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

熱中 (ねっちゅう)

going nuts (over something); enthusiasm; zeal; mania