その劇で彼女は女中と女店員との二役を努めた。

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English Translation

In the play she doubled the parts of a maid and shop girl.

Furigana

その劇(げき)で彼女(かのじょ)は女中(じょちゅう)と女(おんな)店員(てんいん)との二(に)役(やく)を努(つと)めた。

Romanji

Sono geki de kanojo wa jochū to onna ten'in to no ni yaku o tsutometa.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

劇 (げき)

drama; play; powerful drug

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.

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

女中 (じょちゅう)

maid; female servant; court lady

と (と)

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

女 (おんな、おみな、おうな、うみな、おな)

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

店員 (てんいん)

shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

役 (やく)

use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand

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.

努める (つとめる)

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)