今日の会議で、私は友人のために口添えをしてやった。

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English Translation

I put in a good word for my friend at today's meeting.

Furigana

今日(きょう)の会議(かいぎ)で、私(わたし)は友人(ゆうじん)のために口添(くちぞ)えをしてやった。

Romanji

Kyō no kaigi de, watashi wa yūjin no tameni kuchizoe o shiteyatta.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

口添え (くちぞえ)

recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

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.

為てやる (してやる)

to do for (someone)