彼らは職を与えてほしいと政府に陳情している。

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English Translation

They are crying to the government to find employment for them.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは職(しょく)を与(あた)えてほしいと政府(せいふ)に陳情(ちんじょう)している。

Romanji

Karera wa shoku o ataete hoshii to seifu ni chinjōshiteiru.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

職 (しょく、そく)

job; work; employment; occupation; position; duties; trade; skill

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.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

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

陳情 (ちんじょう)

petition; appeal