隣の人たちに、私たちが留守にしている間、犬の世話をしてくれるように頼みましょう。

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English Translation

Let's ask the neighbors to look after the dog while we're away.

Furigana

隣(となり)の人(ひと)たちに、私(わたし)たちが留守(るす)にしている間(ま)、犬(いぬ)の世話(せわ)をしてくれるように頼(たの)みましょう。

Romanji

Tonari no hitotachi ni, watashitachi ga rusu ni shiteiru ma, inu no sewa o shitekureru yōni tanomimashō.

Words

隣 (となり)

neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)

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

人達 (ひとたち)

people

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

留守 (るす)

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

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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.

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