私はその子供たちの世話をしなければならなかった。

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English Translation

I had to look after the children.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその子供(こども)たちの世話(せわ)をしなければならなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono kodomotachi no sewa o shinakerebanaranakatta.

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

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...

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

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

世話 (せわ)

looking after; help; aid; assistance

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ、そな.える、とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

世

Readings: セイ、セ、ソウ、よ、さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

話

Readings: ワ、はな.す、はなし

Meanings: tale, talk