彼らはケイトに子供の子守りを頼んだ。

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彼らはけいとに子供の子守りを頼んだ。

English Translation

They asked Kate to baby-sit for their child.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはケイトに子供(こども)の子守(こも)りを頼(たの)んだ。

Romanji

Karera wa Keito ni kodomo no komori o tanonda.

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

刑徒 (けいと)

condemned person; prisoner

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

子守 (こもり)

nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

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.

頼む (たのむ)

to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on