喧嘩をしていた二人の子供は、お互いにしかめっ面をして座っていた。

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English Translation

The two quarreling children sat making faces at each other.

Furigana

喧嘩(けんか)をしていた二(に)人(にん)の子供(こども)は、お互(たが)いにしかめっ面(つら)をして座(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Kenka o shiteita ni nin no kodomo wa, otagai ni shikamettsura o shite suwatteita.

Words

喧嘩 (けんか)

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

お互い (おたがい)

mutual; reciprocal; each other

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

顰め面 (しかめつら、しかめっつら)

frown; scowl; grimace

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still