How to Say ‘The kids all crowd around the ball.’ in Japanese
子どもたちがみんなボールに集まります。
kodomo tachi ga minna booru ni atsumari masu
[koh-doh-moh tah-chee ga meen-nah boh-roo ni ah-tsoo-MAH-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding たち to 子ども makes it plural, "the kids". It's mostly used for people, not objects.
Phrase Breakdown
子どもたちがみんな
kodomo tachi ga minna
the children, all of them
'Kodomotachi' means 'children'. 'Ga' marks the subject. 'Minna' means 'everyone'.
子どもたちがみんな笑っています。
All the children are laughing.
Words in this phrase
子ども
kodomo
[koh-doh-moh]
child; children
Means a child, and in context can also refer to children in general.
子どもは元気です。
The child is energetic.
たち
tachi
[tah-chee]
plural marker
Added to words referring to people to make them plural, as in 私たち meaning 'we.'
子どもたちが公園で遊びます。
The children play in the park.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
みんな
minna
[meen-nah]
everyone; all
A word meaning everyone or all the people in a group.
みんなで日本を応援しよう。
Let's all support Japan together.
ボールに集まります。
booru ni atsumari masu
gather around the ball
'Ni' shows the direction the children move toward. Stretch the long 'boo' in 'booru'.
選手がボールに集まります。
The players gather around the ball.
Words in this phrase
ボール
booru
[boh-roo]
ball
The second part of ハイボール; together it means 'highball.'
じゃあ、ハイボールをお願いします。
Well then, a highball please.
に
ni
[ni]
to
Indicates direction or purpose.
家に帰ります。
I will return home.
集まり
atsumari
[ah-tsoo-MAH-ree]
gather; crowd around
Stem of the verb 'to gather', used for people or things coming together in one spot.
公園に人が集まります。
People gather in the park.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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