狐の親子が走っていたのに気がつきましたか。

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狐 の 親子 が 走っていた のに 気 が つきました か 。

English Translation

Did you notice that a fox family were running?

Furigana

狐(きつね)の親子(おやこ)が走(はし)っていたのに気(き)がつきましたか。

Romanji

Kitsune no oyako ga hashitteita noni ki ga tsukimashita ka.

Words

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

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

親子 (おやこ、しんし)

parent and child

が (が)

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

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

点く (つく)

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

狐

Readings: コ、 きつね

Meaning: fox

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

走

Readings: ソウ、 はし.る

Meaning: run

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood