黒人は綿畑での労働を強制された。

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黒人は綿畑での労働を強制された。

English Translation

Black people were compelled to work in cotton fields.

Furigana

黒人(こくじん)は綿(めん)畑(はたけ)での労働(ろうどう)を強制(きょうせい)された。

Romanji

Kokujin wa men hatake de no rōdō o kyōseisareta.

Words

黒人 (こくじん)

black person; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

は (は)

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

綿 (めん)

cotton

畑 (はたけ、はた)

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; field (of specialization); sphere; area; womb; birth; birthplace

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.

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

労働 (ろうどう)

manual labor; manual labour; toil; work; Labour Party

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.

強制 (きょうせい)

obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement