私はその老紳士が通りを横切って角の店にはいるのを見た。

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English Translation

I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter a store on the corner.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその老(ろう)紳士(しんし)が通(とお)りを横切(よこぎ)って角(かく)の店(みせ)にはいるのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono rō shinshi ga tōri o yokogitte kaku no mise ni wa iru 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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

紳士 (しんし)

gentleman

が (が)

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

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

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

角 (かく)

angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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

店 (みせ)

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

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...