私達は教会の周りに生えている草や雑草を全部切り取った。

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English Translation

We cut away all the grass and weeds around the church.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)は教会(きょうかい)の周(まわ)りに生(は)えている草(くさ)や雑草(ざっそう)を全部(ぜんぶ)切(き)り取(と)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kyōkai no mawari ni haeteiru kusa ya zassō o zenbu kiritotta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

教会 (きょうかい)

church

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

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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

生える (はえる)

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

草 (くさ)

grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

雑草 (ざっそう)

weed

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.

全部 (ぜんぶ)

all; entire; whole; altogether

切り取る (きりとる)

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate