彼は妻に自分を午前７時に起こしてくれるように念を押した。

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English Translation

He reminded his wife to wake him up at 7:00 a.m.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は妻(つま)に自分(じぶん)を午前(ごぜん)７時(じ)に起(お)こしてくれるように念(ねん)を押(お)した。

Romanji

Kare wa tsuma ni jibun o gozen nana ji ni okoshitekureru yōni nen o oshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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.

午前 (ごぜん)

morning; a.m.

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

起こす (おこす)

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

念 (ねん)

sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; concern; attention; care

押す (おす)

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress; to push (events along); to advance (a plan); to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force; to make sure; to be pressed for time; to advance troops; to attack; (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface