先週末は宇宙時代についてのレポートを書かなければならなかった。

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English Translation

I had to write a paper on the Space Age last weekend.

Furigana

先週末(せんしゅうまつ)は宇宙(うちゅう)時代(じだい)についてのレポートを書(か)かなければならなかった。

Romanji

Senshūmatsu wa uchū jidai nitsuite no repo-to o kakanakerebanaranakatta.

Words

は (は)

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

宇宙 (うちゅう)

universe; cosmos; space

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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

レポート (レポート、リポート)

report; paper

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.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint