彼は古い空き缶でフットボールをして遊んでいました。

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彼 は 古い 空き缶 で フットボール を して 遊んでいました 。

English Translation

He was playing football with an old tin.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は古(ふる)い空(あ)き缶(かん)でフットボールをして遊(あそ)んでいました。

Romanji

Kare wa furui akikan de futtobo-ru o shite asondeimashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

空き缶 (あきかん)

empty can

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

フットボール (フットボール)

football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

遊ぶ (あそぶ、あすぶ)

to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

古

Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す

Meaning: old

空

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい

Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

缶

Readings: カン、 かま

Meanings: tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)

遊

Readings: ユウ、 ユ、 あそ.ぶ、 あそ.ばす

Meaning: play