家の仕上げをした後で、大工はペンキ屋に仕事を始めてくれと言った。

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家の仕上げをした後で、大工はぺんき屋に仕事を始めてくれと言った。

English Translation

After tying up loose ends on the house, the carpenter gave the painter approval to begin work.

Furigana

家(いえ)の仕上(しあ)げをした後(のち)で、大工(だいく)はペンキ屋(や)に仕事(しごと)を始(はじ)めてくれと言(い)った。

Romanji

Ie no shiage o shita nochi de, daiku wa penkiya ni shigoto o hajimetekure to itta.

Words

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

仕上げ (しあげ)

end; finishing touches; being finished

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

後 (のち)

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

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.

大工 (だいく)

carpenter

は (は)

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

ペンキ屋 (ペンキや)

painter (of buildings, etc.)

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise