私が犬小屋にペンキを塗るのを、父が手伝ってくれた。

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私が犬小屋にぺんきを塗るのを、父が手伝ってくれた。

English Translation

I was helped by my father to paint the kennel.

Furigana

私(わたし)が犬(いぬ)小屋(こや)にペンキを塗(ぬ)るのを、父(ちち)が手伝(てつだ)ってくれた。

Romanji

Watashi ga inu koya ni penki o nuru no o, chichi ga tetsudattekureta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

小屋 (こや)

hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen

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

ペンキ (ペンキ)

paint

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.

塗る (ぬる)

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

手伝う (てつだう)

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in