私は彼らに同情し、私に出来ることは手伝うと約束した。

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English Translation

I sympathized with them, and promised that I would do what I could to help.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)らに同情(どうじょう)し、私(わたし)に出来(でき)ることは手伝(てつだ)うと約束(やくそく)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa karera ni dōjōshi, watashi ni dekiru koto wa tetsudau to yakusokushita.

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

同情 (どうじょう)

sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

手伝う (てつだう)

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

約束 (やくそく)

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate