散歩している時に誰かが私の肩をぽんとたたいた。

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English Translation

While I was taking a walk, someone tapped me on the shoulder.

Furigana

散歩(さんぽ)している時(とき)に誰(だれ)かが私(わたし)の肩(かた)をぽんとたたいた。

Romanji

Sanposhiteiru tokini dareka ga watashi no kata o pon to tataita.

Words

散歩 (さんぽ)

walk; stroll

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

誰か (だれか)

someone; somebody

が (が)

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

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

肩 (かた)

shoulder

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.

ぽん (ぽん)

with a slap; with a pop; with a plop; without batting an eyelid; generously

と (と)

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

叩く (たたく、はたく)

to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)