父は私に妹の世話をする義務を負わせた。
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English Translation
My father charged me with the duty of taking care of my sister.
Furigana
Romanji
Chichi wa watashi ni imōto no sewa o suru gimu o owaseta.
Words
父
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
妹
(いもうと)
younger sister
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
世話
(せわ)
looking after; help; aid; assistance
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
義務
(ぎむ)
duty; obligation; responsibility
負う
(おう)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to be injured; to owe
Kanji
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Reading: ギ
Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility