私は少女が助けを求めて叫んでいるのを聞いた。

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English Translation

I heard the girl crying for help.

Furigana

私(わたし)は少女(しょうじょ)が助(たす)けを求(もと)めて叫(さけ)んでいるのを聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa shōjo ga tasuke o motomete sakendeiru no o kiita.

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

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

が (が)

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

助け (たすけ)

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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.

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

叫ぶ (さけぶ)

to shout; to cry; to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

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

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance