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赤鉛筆を忘れた子どもには、きちんと借りに来させた。

Sentence Analyzer

鉛筆 忘れた 子ども きちんと 借り 来させた

English Translation

I made sure that children who'd forgotten their red pencil came to borrow one.

Furigana

(あか)鉛筆(えんぴつ)(わす)れた()どもには、きちんと()りに(きた)させた。

Romanji

Aka enpitsu o wasureta kodomo ni wa, kichinto kari ni kitasaseta.

Words

(あか)
red; crimson; scarlet; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; complete; total; perfect; obvious; copper
鉛筆 (えんぴつ)
pencil
()
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.
忘れる (わすれる)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
子供 (こども)
child; children
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
きちんと (きちんと)
precisely; accurately; neatly
借りる (かりる)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
来す (きたす)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: エン、 なまり
Meaning: lead
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Readings: ボウ、 わす.れる
Meaning: forget
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: シャク、 か.りる
Meanings: borrow, rent
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become