私はその少年にボールを投げ返してくださいと言った。

Sentence Analyzer

私はその少年にぼーるを投げ返してくださいと言った。

English Translation

I asked the boy to throw the ball back.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその少年(しょうねん)にボールを投(な)げ返(かえ)してくださいと言(い)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono shōnen ni bo-ru o nage kaeshite kudasai 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

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...

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

ホール (ホール)

hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant

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.

投げる (なげる)

to throw; to cast away; to face defeat; to give up

返す (かえす)

to return (something); to restore; to put back; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; to repeat ...; to do ... back

下さる (くださる)

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

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