ジョニーは４６年間りんごの種子を蒔き付けた。

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English Translation

Johnny kept planting apple seeds for 46 years.

Furigana

ジョニーは４６年間(ねんかん)りんごの種子(しゅし)を蒔(ま)き付(つ)けた。

Romanji

Joni- wa yon roku nenkan ringo no shushi o maki tsuketa.

Words

は (は)

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

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

林檎 (りんご、へいか、ひょうか、りゅうごう、りんきん、りんき、リンゴ)

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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

種子 (しゅし)

seed; pit

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.

蒔く (まく)

to sow; to plant; to seed; to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

付ける (つける)

to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry; to appraise; to set (a price); to allot; to budget; to assign; to bring alongside; to place (under guard or doctor); to follow; to shadow; to load; to give (courage to); to keep (an eye on); to establish (relations or understanding); to turn on (light)