子どもは母親のひざの上に座り、お話を聞いた。

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English Translation

The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.

Furigana

子(こ)どもは母親(ははおや)のひざの上(うえ)に座(すわ)り、お話(はなし)を聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Kodomo wa hahaoya no hiza no ueni suwari, ohanashi o kiita.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

母親 (ははおや)

mother

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

膝 (ひざ)

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

お話 (おはなし)

story; tale

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance