先生は彼にエッセイの書き直しを命じた。

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先生は彼にエッセイの書き直しを命じた。

English Translation

The teacher told him to rewrite his essay.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)は彼(かれ)にエッセイの書(か)き直(なお)しを命(めい)じた。

Romanji

Sensei wa kare ni essei no kakinaoshi o meijita.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

エッセイ (エッセイ、エッセー、エッセィ)

essay

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

書き直し (かきなおし)

rewriting; rewrite; fair copy

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.

命じる (めいじる)

to order; to command; to appoint