これらの座席は老人や病人のために取っておいてある。

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English Translation

These seats are reserved for old and sick people.

Furigana

これらの座席(ざせき)は老人(ろうじん)や病人(びょうにん)のために取(と)っておいてある。

Romanji

Korera no zaseki wa rōjin ya byōnin no tameni totteoitearu.

Words

これ等 (これら)

these

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

座席 (ざせき)

seat

は (は)

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

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

病人 (びょうにん)

sick person; patient; invalid

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play