しかし、子供達が好きで、自分の仕事を楽しんでいました。

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English Translation

But she liked children and she enjoyed her work.

Furigana

しかし、子供達(こどもたち)が好(す)きで、自分(じぶん)の仕事(しごと)を楽(たの)しんでいました。

Romanji

Shikashi, kodomotachi ga suki de, jibun no shigoto o tanoshindeimashita.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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.

楽しむ (たのしむ)

to enjoy (oneself)