警察は鉄砲の指紋とドアの指紋とを見くらべた。

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English Translation

The police compared the fingerprints on the gun with those on the door.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は鉄砲(てっぽう)の指紋(しもん)とドアの指紋(しもん)とを見(み)くらべた。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa teppō no shimon to doa no shimon to o mi kurabeta.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

鉄砲 (てっぽう)

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; fugu

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

指紋 (しもん)

fingerprint

と (と)

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

ドア (ドア)

door (Western-style)

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...

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie