彼らは洪水の被害者を助けるために大いに働いた。

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English Translation

They worked hard to aid the victims of the flood.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは洪水(こうずい)の被害者(ひがいしゃ)を助(たす)けるために大(おお)いに働(はたら)いた。

Romanji

Karera wa kōzui no higaisha o tasukeru tameni ōini hataraita.

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

洪水 (こうずい)

flood

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

被害者 (ひがいしゃ)

victim; injured party; sufferer

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.

助ける (たすける)

to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

大いに (おおいに)

very; much; greatly; a lot of

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated