私はたった今キツネが道路を横切るのを見た。

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English Translation

I saw a fox run across the road just now.

Furigana

私(わたし)はたった今(いま)キツネが道路(どうろ)を横切(よこぎ)るのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Watashi wa tattaima kitsune ga dōro o yokogiru no o mita.

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

たった今 (たったいま)

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

狐 (きつね、けつね、きつ、キツネ)

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown

が (が)

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

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

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.

横切る (よこぎる)

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...