彼らはひざまずいて戦争の早期終結を願った。

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English Translation

They knelt down and prayed that the war would end soon.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはひざまずいて戦争(せんそう)の早期(そうき)終結(しゅうけつ)を願(ねが)った。

Romanji

Karera wa hizamazuite sensō no sōki shūketsu o negatta.

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

跪く (ひざまずく、ひざまづく)

to kneel

戦争 (せんそう)

war

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

早期 (そうき)

early stage

終結 (しゅうけつ)

end; close

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.

願う (ねがう)

to desire; to wish; to hope; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; to have something done for oneself