私は老人がその席に着けるように立ち上がった。

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English Translation

I got up so an old man could sit in my seat.

Furigana

私(わたし)は老人(ろうじん)がその席(せき)に着(つ)けるように立(たあ)ち上()がった。

Romanji

Watashi wa rōjin ga sono seki ni tsukeru yō ni tachiagatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

席 (せき)

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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

付ける (つける)

to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry; to appraise; to set (a price); to allot; to budget; to assign; to bring alongside; to place (under guard or doctor); to follow; to shadow; to load; to give (courage to); to keep (an eye on); to establish (relations or understanding); to turn on (light)

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

立ち上がる (たちあがる)

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge; to start up; to boot up