子供達は父親の知らせを待ちこがれていた。

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English Translation

The children were eager for their father's news.

Furigana

子供達(こどもたち)は父親(ちちおや)の知(し)らせを待(ま)ちこがれていた。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa chichioya no shirase o machikogareteita.

Words

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

は (は)

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

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

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

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.

待ち焦がれる (まちこがれる)

to long for