子供たちは部屋の掃除を割り当てられた。

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子供たち は 部屋 の 掃除 を 割り当てられた 。

English Translation

The children were assigned to sweep the room.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちは部屋(へや)の掃除(そうじ)を割(わ)り当(あ)てられた。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa heya no sōji o wariaterareta.

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

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

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

掃除 (そうじ)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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.

割り当てる (わりあてる)

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to apportion

Kanji

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

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

屋

Readings: オク、 や

Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

掃

Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 は.く

Meanings: sweep, brush

除

Readings: ジョ、 ジ、 のぞ.く、 -よ.け

Meanings: exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

当

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし

Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself