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English → Japanese CHAPTER XVII IN WHICH Level 7/10

ARE CONTAINED THE INNUMERABLE TROUBLES WHICH THE BRAVE DON QUIXOTE AND HIS GOOD SQUIRE SANCHO PANZA ENDURED IN THE INN, WHICH TO HIS MISFORTUNE HE TOOK TO BE A CASTLE

勇敢なるドン・キホーテと彼の忠実な従者サンチョ・パンサが、不運にも城と思い込んだ宿屋で経験した数々の苦難が記されている。

Vocabulary

勇敢
yuukan — Brave, courageous, bold in facing danger
なる
naru — To become, to turn into something
to — And, with; quotation or companion particle
kare — He, him; third-person male pronoun
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
忠実
chuujitsu — Faithful, loyal, devoted to someone
na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives
従者
juusha — Attendant, servant, squire accompanying someone
ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar
不運
fuun — Bad luck, misfortune, unfortunate circumstances
ni — Directional, locative, or purpose particle
mo — Also, too; inclusive or emphasis particle
shiro — Castle, fortress, large fortified structure
思い込ん
omoikon — Convinced oneself, mistakenly believed something firmly
da — Copula; plain form of 'is/was'
宿屋
yadoya — Inn, traditional lodging house for travelers
de — At, in; location of action particle
経験
keiken — Experience, personal encounter with an event
shi — Conjunctive form of suru, meaning 'did/doing'
ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker
数々
kazukazu — Numerous, many, a variety of things
苦難
kunan — Hardship, suffering, difficult trials endured
記さ
shiru​sa — Written down, recorded; passive stem of 記す
re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese
te — Conjunctive te-form particle connecting clauses
いる
iru — To exist (animate); indicates ongoing state
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