父(ちち) chichiは wa新(しん)聞(ぶん) shinbunに niざっと zatto目(め)を()と()お()し()た() mewotooshita。 My father skimmed through the newspaper. Literal Father [topic-は] newspaper [to-に] roughly eyes [object-を] passed. ざっと目をとおす means 'to skim, to glance through.' ざっと is an adverb meaning 'roughly, briefly.' 目を通す (to pass one's eyes over) is a set expression for reading quickly. familyreadingdaily routine
父(ちち) chichiは wa新(しん)聞(ぶん) shinbunに niざっと zatto目(め)を()と()お()し()た() mewotooshita。 My father skimmed through the newspaper. Literal Father [topic-は] newspaper [to-に] roughly eyes [object-を] passed. ざっと目をとおす means 'to skim, to glance through.' ざっと is an adverb meaning 'roughly, briefly.' 目を通す (to pass one's eyes over) is a set expression for reading quickly. familyreadingdaily routine