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メアリーは妹に窓をきれいにすることを任せた。

Sentence Analyzer

メアリー きれい する こと 任せた

English Translation

Mary left her sister to clean the windows.

Furigana

メアリーは(いもうと)(まど)をきれいにすることを(まか)せた。

Romanji

Meari- wa imōto ni mado o kirei ni suru koto o makaseta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いもうと)
younger sister
()
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
(まど)
window
()
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.
綺麗 (きれい)
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
任せる (まかせる)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

Kanji

Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Readings: ソウ、 ス、 まど、 てんまど、 けむだし
Meanings: window, pane
Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す
Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint