私は鏡に写っている自分を見つめているのです。

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English Translation

I'm staring at myself in a mirror.

Furigana

私(わたし)は鏡(かがみ)に写(うつ)っている自分(じぶん)を見(み)つめているのです。

Romanji

Watashi wa kagami ni utsutteiru jibun o mitsumeteiru no desu.

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

鏡 (かがみ)

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head

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

写る (うつる)

to be photographed; to be projected

自分 (じぶん)

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

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.

見つめる (みつめる)

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

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

です (です)

be; is