メアリーはその劇で老婆の役を演じた。

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メアリーはその劇で老婆の役を演じた。

English Translation

Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.

Furigana

メアリーはその劇(げき)で老婆(ろうば)の役(やく)を演(えん)じた。

Romanji

Meari- wa sono geki de rōba no yaku o enjita.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

劇 (げき)

drama; play; powerful drug

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

老婆 (ろうば)

old woman

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

役 (やく)

use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand

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.

演じる (えんじる)

to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)