漁師は釣り上げた魚の大きさをおおげさにいった。

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English Translation

The fisherman exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught.

Furigana

漁師(りょうし)は釣(つ)り上(あ)げた魚(さかな)の大(おお)きさをおおげさにいった。

Romanji

Ryōshi wa tsuriageta sakana no ōkisa o ōgesa ni itta.

Words

漁師 (りょうし)

fisherman

は (は)

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

吊り上げる (つりあげる)

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to suspend; to (artificially, deliberately) raise prices; to pull in (fish)

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

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

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

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.

大げさ (おおげさ)

grandiose; exaggerated

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix