私は赤ちゃんが目を覚まさないようにつま先で歩いた。

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English Translation

I walked on tiptoe so as not to wake the baby.

Furigana

私(わたし)は赤(あか)ちゃんが目(め)を覚(さ)まさないようにつま先(さき)で歩(ある)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa akachan ga me o samasanai yōni tsumasaki de aruita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

赤ちゃん (あかちゃん)

baby; infant

が (が)

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

覚ます (さます)

to awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

つま先 (つまさき)

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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.

歩く (あるく)

to walk