子供たちは独立したいという自分の意志を強く持っている。

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English Translation

Children surely have their own will to be independent.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちは独立(どくりつ)したいという自分(じぶん)の意志(いし)を強(つよ)く持(も)っている。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa dokuritsushitai toiu jibun no ishi o tsuyoku motteiru.

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

独立 (どくりつ)

independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

意志 (いし)

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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.

強い (こわい)

tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of