Sign In

Dictionary

Japanese Sentence with English Translation

Back to Dictionary »

Search by Japanese

字▼

Search by English Meaning

Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
A young girl was at the steering wheel.
Romaji Hide

Vocabulary list

wakai
i adjective
  1. young; youthful
  2. immature; green
  3. low (number); small
josei
noun, no adjective
  1. woman; female
  2. feminine gender
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
kuruma
noun
  1. car; automobile; vehicle
  2. wheel
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
handoruwonigiru

te-form

handoruwonigitte
expression, godan verb
  1. to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
handoru
noun
  1. handle
  2. steering wheel
  3. handlebar; handlebars
  4. handle; screen name; username
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
nigiru

te-form

nigitte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
  2. to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould
  3. to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

Comments for this sentence

If you have a question or would like to make a comment on this sentence, please do so below. Your comment will appear in the forum for other users of the site to view and discuss.



Only registered users may post comments. You can register your free 楽しい Japanese account here.

This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.