母は棚の上に大きな花瓶を置いた。

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母は棚の上に大きな花瓶を置いた。

English Translation

Mother placed a large vase on the shelf.

Furigana

母(はは)は棚(たな)の上(うえ)に大(おお)きな花瓶(かびん)を置(お)いた。

Romanji

Haha wa tana no ueni ōkina kabin o oita.

Words

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

棚 (たな)

shelf; shelves; ledge; rack; trellis

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

花瓶 (かびん、はながめ、かへい)

(flower) vase

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.

置く (おく)

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state