老婦人は子供たちに愛情のこもった手を差し伸べた。

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English Translation

The old woman extended a loving hand to the children.

Furigana

老(ろう)婦人(ふじん)は子供(こども)たちに愛情(あいじょう)のこもった手(て)を差(さ)し伸(の)べた。

Romanji

Rō fujin wa kodomotachi ni aijō no komotta te o sashinobeta.

Words

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

婦人 (ふじん)

woman; lady; adult female

は (は)

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

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

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

愛情 (あいじょう)

love; affection

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

籠もる (こもる)

to seclude oneself; to be confined in; to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with); to be stuffy; to be implied

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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.

差し伸べる (さしのべる)

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to stretch; to reach out for; to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)