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彼らの努力は状況をある程度よりよくした。

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彼ら 努力 状況 ある程度 より よく した

English Translation

Their efforts made the situation better to a certain degree.

Furigana

(かれ)らの努力(どりょく)状況(じょうきょう)をある程度(ていど)よりよくした。

Romanji

Karera no doryoku wa jōkyō o aruteido yori yoku shita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
努力 (どりょく)
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
状況 (じょうきょう)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
()
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.
ある程度 (あるていど)
to some extent; to a certain extent
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ド、 つと.める
Meanings: toil, diligent, as much as possible
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
Readings: キョウ、 まし.て、 いわ.んや、 おもむき
Meanings: condition, situation
Readings: テイ、 ほど、 -ほど
Meanings: extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
Readings: ド、 ト、 タク、 たび、 -た.い
Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude