彼らは手の空いた時間の一部を病人の介護にあてている。

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English Translation

They give part of their spare time to take care of the sick.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは手(て)の空(あ)いた時間(じかん)の一部(いちぶ)を病人(びょうにん)の介護(かいご)にあてている。

Romanji

Karera wa te no aita jikan no ichibu o byōnin no kaigo ni ateteiru.

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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

開く (あく)

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be free; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

一部 (いちぶ)

one part; one portion; one section; some; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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.

病人 (びょうにん)

sick person; patient; invalid

介護 (かいご)

nursing; care; caregiving; caring

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

宛てる (あてる)

to address