少年は木に自分の名前を刻んだ。

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少年は木に自分の名前を刻んだ。

English Translation

The boy carved his name on the tree.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)は木(き)に自分(じぶん)の名前(なまえ)を刻(きざ)んだ。

Romanji

Shōnen wa ki ni jibun no namae o kizanda.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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

自分 (じぶん)

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

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

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.

刻む (きざむ)

to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch; to tick away (time); to record the passing moments; to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly; to have tattooed; to torment