私の子供達はすぐに靴をすり減らす。

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私の子供達はすぐに靴をすり減らす。

English Translation

My children wear out their shoes quickly.

Furigana

私(わたし)の子供達(こどもたち)はすぐに靴(くつ)をすり減(へ)らす。

Romanji

Watashi no kodomotachi wa sugu ni kutsu o suriherasu.

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

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

は (は)

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

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

靴 (くつ)

shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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.

すり減らす (すりへらす)

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade