私の娘はピアノをほしがっている。
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English Translation
My daughter wants a piano.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi no musume wa piano o hoshigatteiru.
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
ピアノ
(ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
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.
欲しい
(ほしい)
wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to