私はその本を１冊買いたいが、その本は絶版になっている。

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English Translation

I want to buy a copy of the book, but it is out of print.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその本(ほん)を１冊(さつ)買(か)いたいが、その本(ほん)は絶版(ぜっぱん)になっている。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono hon o ichi satsu kaitai ga, sono hon wa zeppan ni natteiru.

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

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

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.

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

冊 (さつ)

counter for books; volume

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

が (が)

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

絶版 (ぜっぱん)

out of print

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...