私はすわってテレビで野球の試合を見ていた。

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English Translation

I sat watching a baseball game on TV.

Furigana

私(わたし)はすわってテレビで野球(やきゅう)の試合(しあい)を見(み)ていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa suwatte terebi de yakyū no shiai o miteita.

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

野球 (やきゅう)

baseball

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...