母親の青い目を受け継いでいる。

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母親の青い目を受け継いでいる。

English Translation

She inherited her mother's blue eyes.

Furigana

母親(ははおや)の青(あお)い目(め)を受(うつ)け継()いでいる。

Romanji

Hahaoya no aoi me o uketsuideiru.

Words

母親 (ははおや)

mother

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

青い (あおい)

blue; green; pale; unripe; inexperienced

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

受け継ぐ (うけつぐ)

to inherit; to succeed; to take over