私の靴下は繕いが必要だ。

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私の靴下は繕いが必要だ。

English Translation

My socks are in need of mending.

Furigana

私(わたし)の靴下(くつした)は繕(つくろ)いが必要(ひつよう)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no kutsushita wa tsukuroi ga hitsuyō 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

靴下 (くつした)

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

は (は)

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

繕う (つくろう)

to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn; to trim; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom; to keep up appearances; to cover up (mistakes etc.); to gloss over; to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

が (が)

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

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

だ (だ)

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