彼女は細かな雪が湖面に降るのを眺めていた。

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English Translation

She was looking at the fine snow falling on the lake.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は細(こま)かな雪(ゆき)が湖面(こめん)に降(ふ)るのを眺(なが)めていた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa komakana yuki ga komen ni furu no o nagameteita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

細か (こまか)

small; fine; detailed; stingy

雪 (ゆき)

snow

が (が)

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

湖面 (こめん)

lake surface

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

降る (ふる)

to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)

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

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.

眺める (ながめる)

to view; to gaze at