私は昨日、酸性雨についての記事を読んだ。

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English Translation

I read an article about acid rain yesterday.

Furigana

私(わたし)は昨日(きのう)、酸性雨(さんせいう)についての記事(きじ)を読(よ)んだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa kinō, sanseiu nitsuite no kiji o yonda.

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

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

酸性雨 (さんせいう)

acid rain

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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

記事 (きじ)

article; news story; report; account

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine