スポーツの得意な人が、得意でない人を助けていました。

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スポーツ の 得意な 人 が 、 得意 でない 人 を 助けていました 。

English Translation

The better players helped those who were not so good at sports.

Furigana

スポーツの得意(とくい)な人(ひと)が、得意(とくい)でない人(ひと)を助(たす)けていました。

Romanji

Supo-tsu no tokuina hito ga, tokui denai hito o tasuketeimashita.

Words

スポーツ (スポーツ)

sport; sports

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

得意 (とくい)

triumph; prosperity; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty; frequent customer (client, etc.)

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

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.

助ける (たすける)

to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet

Kanji

得

Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

助

Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ

Meanings: help, rescue, assist