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彼らは奴隷のように労働した。

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彼ら 奴隷 ように 労働した

English Translation

They labored like slaves.

Furigana

(かれ)らは奴隷(どれい)のように労働(ろうどう)した。

Romanji

Karera wa dorei no yōni rōdōshita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
奴隷 (どれい)
slave; servant; slavery
()
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
労働 (ろうどう)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; work; Labour Party

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ド、 やつ、 やっこ
Meanings: guy, slave, manservant, fellow
Readings: レイ、 したが.う、 しもべ
Meanings: slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower
Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う
Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)