彼らの好奇心がかき立てられた。

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彼らの好奇心がかき立てられた。

English Translation

Their curiosity was aroused.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの好奇心(こうきしん)がかき立(た)てられた。

Romanji

Karera no kōkishin ga kakitaterareta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

好奇心 (こうきしん)

curiosity; inquisitiveness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

掻き立てる (かきたてる)

to stir up; to arouse