彼らは教会内での厳粛な儀式を畏敬の念をもって見守った。

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English Translation

They watched the solemn ceremony in the church with awe.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは教会内(きょうかいない)での厳粛(げんしゅく)な儀式(ぎしき)を畏敬(いけい)の念(ねん)をもって見守(みまも)った。

Romanji

Karera wa kyōkainai de no genshukuna gishiki o ikei no nen o motte mimamotta.

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, 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

厳粛 (げんしゅく)

gravity; solemnity; severity; seriousness; dignity; rigor; rigour; austerity

儀式 (ぎしき)

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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.

畏敬 (いけい)

reverence; awe; respect

念 (ねん)

sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; concern; attention; care

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

見守る (みまもる)

to watch over; to watch attentively