子供がどんなに速く成長するかを見るのは驚きだった。

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English Translation

It was surprising to see how fast the child grew up.

Furigana

子供(こども)がどんなに速(はや)く成長(せいちょう)するかを見(み)るのは驚(おどろ)きだった。

Romanji

Kodomo ga donnani hayaku seichōsuru ka o miru no wa odoroki datta.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

が (が)

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

どんなに (どんなに)

how; how much

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

成長 (せいちょう)

growth; grow to adulthood

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

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

は (は)

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

驚き (おどろき)

surprise; astonishment; wonder

だ (だ)

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