警察官はその少女に、いなくなった犬の大まかな絵を描くように求めた。

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English Translation

The police asked the girl to make a rough sketch of her lost dog.

Furigana

警察官(けいさつかん)はその少女(しょうじょ)に、いなくなった犬(いぬ)の大(おお)まかな絵(え)を描(えが)くように求(もと)めた。

Romanji

Keisatsukan wa sono shōjo ni, inaku natta inu no ōmakana e o egaku yōni motometa.

Words

警察官 (けいさつかん、ケイサツカン)

policeman; policewoman; police officer

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...

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

犬 (いぬ)

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

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

大まか (おおまか)

rough (e.g. sketch, approximation); broad; general; loose; generous; openhanded

絵 (え)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

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.

描く (えがく、かく)

to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy