私の娘は人形を集め始めた。

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私の娘は人形を集め始めた。

English Translation

My daughter has taken up doll collecting.

Furigana

私(わたし)の娘(むすめ)は人形(にんぎょう)を集(あつはじ)め始()めた。

Romanji

Watashi no musume wa ningyō o atsumehajimeta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

娘 (むすめ)

(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

人形 (にんぎょう)

doll; puppet; figure

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.

集める (あつめる)

to collect; to assemble; to gather