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Zach

私は私を殺してくれるようにと何回も村人に頼みました。

Sentence Analyzer

殺してくれる ように 村人 頼みました

English Translation

I asked the villagers many times to let me die.

Furigana

(わたし)(わたし)(ころ)してくれるようにと(なん)(かい)村人(むらびと)(たの)みました。

Romanji

Watashi wa watashi o koroshitekureru yōni to nan kai mo murabito ni tanomimashita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
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.
殺す (ころす)
to kill
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(かい)
counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball); Islam; Hui (people)
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
村人 (むらびと)
villager
()
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
頼む (たのむ)
to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ
Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request