彼は人口の増加を調査するよう彼らに命じた。

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English Translation

He ordered them to survey population growth.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は人口(じんこう)の増加(ぞうか)を調査(ちょうさ)するよう彼(かれ)らに命(めい)じた。

Romanji

Kare wa jinkō no zōka o chōsasuru yō karera ni meijita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

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

増加 (ぞうか)

increase; increment; addition

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.

調査 (ちょうさ)

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

命じる (めいじる)

to order; to command; to appoint