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彼は多忙だったが、それでも私たちを手伝いに来てくれた。

Sentence Analyzer

多忙 だった それでも 私たち 手伝い 来てくれた

English Translation

He was busy, and yet he came to help us.

Furigana

(かれ)多忙(たぼう)だったが、それでも(わたし)たちを手伝(てつだ)いに()てくれた。

Romanji

Kare wa tabō datta ga, soredemo watashitachi o tetsudai ni kitekureta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
多忙 (たぼう)
busy; pressure of work
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其れでも (それでも)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
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.
手伝い (てつだい)
helper; assistant; help
()
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
来る (くる)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 いそが.しい、 せわ.しい、 おそ.れる、 うれえるさま
Meanings: busy, occupied, restless
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become