私はそのおばあさんが道路を横断するのを見守っていた。

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English Translation

I watched the old woman cross the street.

Furigana

私(わたし)はそのおばあさんが道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)するのを見守(みまも)っていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono obāsan ga dōro o ōdansuru no o mimamotteita.

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...

お祖母さん (おばあさん)

grandmother; female senior-citizen

が (が)

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

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

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.

横断 (おうだん)

crossing; transverse

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

見守る (みまもる)

to watch over; to watch attentively