彼らがその少年をそんなにきつく働かせるのは残酷だ。

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English Translation

It is cruel of them to make the boy work so hard.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らがその少年(しょうねん)をそんなにきつく働(はたら)かせるのは残酷(ざんこく)だ。

Romanji

Karera ga sono shōnen o sonnani kitsuku hatarakaseru no wa zankoku da.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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.

そんなに (そんなに)

so much; so; like that

きつい (きつい)

intense; severe; hard; determined; forceful; formidable; strong; tight; close

働かせる (はたらかせる)

to put someone to work; to make someone work; to use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

残酷 (ざんこく)

cruelty; harshness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative