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そして、彼らは、かくれんぼをしてあそんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

そして 彼ら かくれんぼ して あそんだ

English Translation

And they would play hide and go seek.

Furigana

そして、(かれ)らは、かくれんぼをしてあそんだ。

Romanji

Soshite, karera wa, kakurenbo o shite asonda.

Words

然して (そして、しかして)
and; and then; thus; and now
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
隠れん坊 (かくれんぼ、かくれんぼう)
hide-and-seek (the game); hide-and-go-seek
()
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
遊ぶ (あそぶ、あすぶ)
to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the