孫娘が自分で描いたおじいさんの絵を贈ってくれた日はおじいさんにはうれしい一日だった。

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English Translation

It made Grandfather's day when his granddaughter gave him a picture she had drawn of him.

Furigana

孫娘(まごむすめ)が自分(じぶん)で描(えが)いたおじいさんの絵(え)を贈(おく)ってくれた日(ひ)はおじいさんにはうれしい一(いち)日(にち)だった。

Romanji

Magomusume ga jibun de egaita ojiisan no e o okuttekureta hi wa ojiisan ni wa ureshii ichi nichi datta.

Words

孫娘 (まごむすめ)

granddaughter

が (が)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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.

描く (えがく、かく)

to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

お祖父さん (おじいさん)

grandfather; male senior-citizen

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

絵 (え)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

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.

贈る (おくる)

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

は (は)

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

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

嬉しい (うれしい)

happy; glad; pleasant

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative