子供たちは時々手に負えない。

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子供たちは時々手に負えない。

English Translation

Children are sometimes wild.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちは時々(ときどき)手(て)に負(お)えない。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa tokidoki te ni oenai.

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

時々 (ときどき)

sometimes; at times

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

負える (おえる)

to be able to bear; to be able to manage