コーヒーの香りが、彼らを誘った。

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コーヒー の 香り が 、 彼ら を 誘った 。

English Translation

The smell of coffee beckoned them.

Furigana

コーヒーの香(かお)りが、彼(かれ)らを誘(さそ)った。

Romanji

Ko-hi- no kaori ga, karera o sasotta.

Words

珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)

coffee

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

香り (かおり)

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

が (が)

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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.

誘う (さそう、いざなう)

to invite; to ask; to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to induce

Kanji

香

Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 か、 かお.り、 かお.る

Meanings: incense, smell, perfume

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

誘

Readings: ユウ、 イウ、 さそ.う、 いざな.う

Meanings: entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure