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日没前に仕事を終えるよう全力をつくしてやった。

Sentence Analyzer

日没 仕事 終える よう 全力 つくしてやった

English Translation

We went all out to finish the work before dark.

Furigana

日没(にちぼつ)(まえ)仕事(しごと)()えるよう全力(ぜんりょく)をつくしてやった。

Romanji

Nichibotsu mae ni shigoto o oeru yō zenryoku o tsukushiteyatta.

Words

日没 (にちぼつ)
sunset
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
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.
終える (おえる)
to finish; to graduate
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
全力 (ぜんりょく)
all one's power; whole energy
尽くす (つくす)
to exhaust; to run out; to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend; to do to exhaustion

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ボツ、 モツ、 おぼ.れる、 しず.む、 ない
Meanings: drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert