先生はクラスの者に聖書の一節を読んで聞かせた。

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先生はくらすの者に聖書の一節を読んで聞かせた。

English Translation

The teacher read a passage from the Bible to the class.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)はクラスの者(もの)に聖書(せいしょ)の一節(いっせつ)を読(よ)んで聞(き)かせた。

Romanji

Sensei wa kurasu no mono ni seisho no issetsu o yonde kikaseta.

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

クラス (クラス)

class

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

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

聖書 (せいしょ)

Bible; scriptures

一節 (いっせつ、ひとふし)

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance