私のジーンズは洗うと縮んだ。

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私 の ジーンズ は 洗う と 縮んだ 。

English Translation

My jeans shrank in the wash.

Furigana

私(わたし)のジーンズは洗(あら)うと縮(ちぢ)んだ。

Romanji

Watashi no ji-nzu wa arau to chijinda.

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

ジーンズ (ジーンズ、ジンス)

jeans

は (は)

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

洗う (あらう)

to wash; to investigate

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

縮む (ちぢむ、ちじむ)

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

洗

Readings: セン、 あら.う

Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe

縮

Readings: シュク、 ちぢ.む、 ちぢ.まる、 ちぢ.める、 ちぢ.れる、 ちぢ.らす

Meanings: shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce