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警官が私に車を停めるように命令した。

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警官 停める ように 命令した

English Translation

A police officer told me to stop the car.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)(わたし)(くるま)()めるように命令(めいれい)した。

Romanji

Keikan ga watashi ni kuruma o tomeru yōni meireishita.

Words

警官 (けいかん)
policeman
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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.
止める (とめる)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
命令 (めいれい)
order; command; decree; directive; (software) instruction; statement

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: テイ、 と.める、 と.まる
Meanings: halt, stopping
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Reading: レイ
Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree