彼らは京都の写真を撮りたがっていました。

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English Translation

They wanted to take pictures of Kyoto.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは京都(きょうと)の写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)りたがっていました。

Romanji

Karera wa Kyōto no shashin o toritagatteimashita.

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

京都 (きょうと)

Kyoto

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

写真 (しゃしん)

photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie

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.

撮る (とる)

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)