サーカスの道化師は子供たちを楽しませた。

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English Translation

The clown at the circus pleased my children.

Furigana

サーカスの道化師(どうけし)は子供(こども)たちを楽(たの)しませた。

Romanji

Sa-kasu no dōkeshi wa kodomotachi o tanoshimaseta.

Words

サーカス (サーカス)

circus

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

道化師 (どうけし)

a clown

は (は)

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

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

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)