ひとりの少年が羊の群れを追っていた。

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ひとり の 少年 が 羊 の 群れ を 追っていた 。

English Translation

A boy was driving a flock of sheep.

Furigana

ひとりの少年(しょうねん)が羊(ひつじ)の群(む)れを追(お)っていた。

Romanji

Hitori no shōnen ga hitsuji no mure o otteita.

Words

一人 (ひとり、いちにん)

one person; alone; unmarried; solitary

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

が (が)

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

羊 (ひつじ、ヒツジ)

sheep (Ovis aries)

群れ (むれ)

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)

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.

追う (おう)

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend); to drive out; to oust; to expel; to drive (i.e. a herd); (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

羊

Readings: ヨウ、 ひつじ

Meaning: sheep

群

Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる

Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

追

Readings: ツイ、 お.う

Meanings: chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile