少年と彼のおじさんはテーブルをはさんで向かいあった。

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少年 と 彼 の おじさん は テーブル を はさんで 向かいあった 。

English Translation

The boy and his uncle faced each other across the table.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)と彼(かれ)のおじさんはテーブルをはさんで向(む)かいあった。

Romanji

Shōnen to kare no ojisan wa te-buru o hasande mukaiatta.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

伯父さん (おじさん、オジサン)

uncle; old man; mister (vocative); manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

は (は)

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

テーブル (テーブル)

table

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.

挟む (はさむ)

to interpose; to hold between; to insert; to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach