私がひろったタクシーはとても古くて小さかった。

The taxi I took was very old and small.

私(わたし)がひろったタクシーはとても古(ふる)くて小(ちい)さかった。

Watashi ga hirotta takushi- wa totemo furukute chiisakatta.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

拾う (ひろう)

to pick up; to find; to gather

タクシー (タクシー)

taxi

は (は)

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

Readings: コ、ふる.い、ふる-、 -ふる.す

Meaning: old

Readings: ショウ、ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-

Meanings: little, small