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猫と公園 · Page 1 of 1

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Text

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猫は静かに窓の外を眺めた。

1

The cat quietly watched outside the window.

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公園には誰もいなかった。

2

There was no one in the park.

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

猫ねこN5

cat

はN5

topic particle ("as for...")

静かしずかN4

quiet, calm

にN5

particle: adverbial "-ly"

窓まどN5

window

のN5

particle: possessive "of"

外そとN5

outside

をN5

particle: direct object marker

眺めるながめるN2

to gaze at, watch

Paragraph 2

公園こうえんN4

park

にN5

particle: locative "at/in"

はN5

topic particle (contrastive)

誰もだれもN5

no one, anyone (+ negative)

いるN5

to exist, be present (here: negative past)

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猫和公园 · Page 1 of 1

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Text

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猫安静地看着窗外。

1

The cat quietly watched outside the window.

2

公园里一个人也没有。

2

There was no one in the park.

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

猫māoHSK1

cat

安静ānjìngHSK3

quiet, calm

地deHSK4

particle: forms an adverb ("-ly")

看着kànzheHSK1

watching (ongoing)

窗外chuāngwàiHSK3

outside the window

Paragraph 2

公园gōngyuánHSK3

park

里lǐHSK1

inside, in

一yīHSK1

one

个gèHSK1

[general measure word]

人rénHSK1

person

也yěHSK1

also, even

没有méiyǒuHSK1

there isn't, none

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LevelWordDefinitionSource

N5

猫ねこ

cat

猫と公園page 1

N5

外そと

outside

猫と公園page 1

N5

窓まど

window

猫と公園page 1

N5

誰もだれも

no one, anyone

猫と公園page 1

N4

静かしずか

quiet, calm

猫と公園page 1

N4

公園こうえん

park

猫と公園page 1

N2

眺めるながめる

to gaze at, watch

猫と公園page 1

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窓の外を眺めた猫と公園page 1

を marks 外 (そと, "outside") as the direct object of 眺める (ながめる, "to gaze at, watch"). 眺める implies a calm, unhurried kind of looking — not just a glance.

誰もいなかった猫と公園page 1

誰も (だれも) pairs the question word 誰 ("who") with the particle も ("even") — it always takes a negative verb, here いなかった, the past negative of いる ("to exist," for people/animals). Together: "there wasn't anyone."

HSK1 HSK3

LevelWordDefinitionSource

HSK1

猫 māo

cat

猫和公园page 1

HSK1

看着 kànzhe

watching

猫和公园page 1

HSK1

没有 méiyǒu

there isn't, none

猫和公园page 1

HSK3

安静 ānjìng

quiet, calm

猫和公园page 1

HSK3

公园 gōngyuán

park

猫和公园page 1

HSK3

窗外 chuāngwài

outside the window

猫和公园page 1

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猫安静地看着窗外猫和公园page 1

地 (de) turns the adjective 安静 ("quiet") into an adverb describing how the action happens — "quietly." 着 (zhe) after 看 marks an ongoing action: 看着 is "watching," not just "watched."

一个人也没有猫和公园page 1

也...没有 (yě...méiyǒu) is a common pattern for total absence: pairing 也 ("even") with a negative verb emphasizes that not a single instance exists — "not even one person was there."

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