彼は机に向かって座り、試験勉強をし始めた。

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English Translation

He sat at his desk and began to prepare for the exam.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は机(つくえ)に向(む)かって座(すわ)り、試験(しけん)勉強(べんきょう)をし始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Kare wa tsukue ni mukatte suwari, shiken benkyō o shihajimeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

机 (つくえ、つき)

desk

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

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