私たちはいくつかの英単語を書き写させられました。
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English Translation
We were made to copy some English words.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa ikutsu ka no eitango o kakiutsusaseraremashita.
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
幾つ
(いくつ)
how many?; how old?
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
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
英単語
(えいたんご)
English word
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.
書き写す
(かきうつす)
to transcribe
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: エイ、 はなぶさ
Meanings: England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe