彼らは試合の始まるのを待ちこがれていた。

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English Translation

They were eager for the game to begin.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは試合(しあい)の始(はじ)まるのを待(ま)ちこがれていた。

Romanji

Karera wa shiai no hajimaru no o machikogareteita.

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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.

待ち焦がれる (まちこがれる)

to long for