老人は私に頼み事をした。

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老人 は 私 に 頼み事 を した 。

English Translation

The old man asked me a favor.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)は私(わたし)に頼(たの)み事(ごと)をした。

Romanji

Rōjin wa watashi ni tanomigoto o shita.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

頼み事 (たのみごと)

favour; favor

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

頼

Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る

Meanings: trust, request

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly