これらの気の毒な人々は非情な独裁者のなすがままになっていた。

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English Translation

These poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.

Furigana

これらの気(き)の毒(どく)な人々(ひとびと)は非情(ひじょう)な独裁者(どくさいしゃ)のなすがままになっていた。

Romanji

Korera no kinodokuna hitobito wa hijōna dokusaisha no nasu ga mama ni natteita.

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

気の毒 (きのどく)

pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

非情 (ひじょう)

inanimate nature; callous; heartless

独裁者 (どくさいしゃ)

dictator; despot

茄子 (なす、なすび、ナス、ナスビ)

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

が (が)

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

儘 (まま、まんま)

as it is; as one likes; because; as; condition; state

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...