世紀の変わり目に子供たちはまだ工場で働いていた。

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English Translation

At the turn of the century, children still worked in factories.

Furigana

世紀(せいき)の変(か)わり目(め)に子供(こども)たちはまだ工場(こうじょう)で働(はたら)いていた。

Romanji

Seiki no kawarime ni kodomotachi wa mada kōjō de hataraiteita.

Words

世紀 (せいき)

century; era

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

変わり目 (かわりめ)

turning point; change; transition; new program; new programme; point of difference

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

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

は (は)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

工場 (こうじょう、こうば)

factory; plant; mill; workshop

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated