私の祖父は読書が大好きだ。

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私の祖父は読書が大好きだ。

English Translation

My grandfather is very fond of reading.

Furigana

私(わたし)の祖父(そふ)は読書(どくしょ)が大好(だいす)きだ。

Romanji

Watashi no sofu wa dokusho ga daisuki da.

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

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

は (は)

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

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

が (が)

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

大好き (だいすき)

loveable; very likeable; like very much

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative