二人の子供は綱が切れるまで引っ張りあった。

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English Translation

The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.

Furigana

二(に)人(にん)の子供(こども)は綱(つな)が切(き)れるまで引(ひぱ)っ張()りあった。

Romanji

Ni nin no kodomo wa tsuna ga kireru made hippariatta.

Words

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

綱 (つな)

rope; grand champion's braided belt

が (が)

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

切れる (きれる)

to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst; to collapse; to wear off; to stop working; to go dead; to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due; to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of; to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected; to cut well; to be sharp; to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able; to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time); to dry off; to curve; to veer; to shuffle (cards); to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip; to be able to do completely

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

引っ張る (ひっぱる)

to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul; to tow; to lead (e.g. one's followers); to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; to delay; to prolong; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); to quote; to cite; to reference; to pull the ball; to wear; to put on