隣人から休暇で留守の間植木の世話をしてくれるように頼まれました。

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English Translation

Our next-door neighbor asked us to look after his plants while he was away on vacation.

Furigana

隣人(りんじん)から休暇(きゅうか)で留守(るす)の間(ま)植木(うえき)の世話(せわ)をしてくれるように頼(たの)まれました。

Romanji

Rinjin kara kyūka de rusu no ma ueki no sewa o shitekureru yōni tanomaremashita.

Words

隣人 (りんじん)

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

休暇 (きゅうか)

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

留守 (るす)

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

植木 (うえき)

garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

世話 (せわ)

looking after; help; aid; assistance

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

様に (ように)

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

頼む (たのむ)

to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on