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Zach

子供たちにテレビを独占させるな。

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子供たち テレビ 独占させる

English Translation

Don't let the children monopolize the television.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちにテレビを独占(どくせん)させるな。

Romanji

Kodomotachi ni terebi o dokusensaseru na.

Words

子供達 (こどもたち)
children
()
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
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
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.
独占 (どくせん)
monopoly; monopolization; hogging; keeping to oneself
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り
Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
Readings: セン、 し.める、 うらな.う
Meanings: fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take