子供たちが大きな雪の玉を転がしていた。

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子供たちが大きな雪の玉を転がしていた。

English Translation

The children were rolling a big snowball.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちが大(おお)きな雪(ゆき)の玉(たま)を転(ころ)がしていた。

Romanji

Kodomotachi ga ōkina yuki no tama o korogashiteita.

Words

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

が (が)

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

雪 (ゆき)

snow

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

玉 (たま)

ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; coin; precious; beautiful; excellent

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.

転がす (ころがす)

to roll; to turn over; to tip over; to throw down; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)