間もなく行われる試験はまったくやすものだということを彼らは知っていた。

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English Translation

The approaching exam, they knew, would be quite easy.

Furigana

間(ま)もなく行(おこな)われる試験(しけん)はまったくやすものだということを彼(かれ)らは知(し)っていた。

Romanji

Mamonaku okonawareru shiken wa mattaku yasu mono da toiu koto o karera wa shitteita.

Words

間もなく (まもなく)

soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

は (は)

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

全く (まったく)

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)

易い (やすい)

easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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.

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern