彼は彼に仕える召使いが三人いた。
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English Translation
He had three servants to wait on him.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa kare ni tsukaeru meshitsukai ga san nin ita.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
仕える
(つかえる)
to serve; to work for; to attend
召し使い
(めしつかい)
servant; menial
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
三
(さん、み)
three; tri-
人
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
要る
(いる)
to need; to want
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ショウ、 め.す
Meanings: seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person