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Zach

この競技においては、選手はボールを蹴ることは許されていなかったのです。

Sentence Analyzer

この 競技 において 選手 ぼーる 蹴る こと 許されていなかった です

English Translation

In this game, players were not allowed to kick the ball.

Furigana

この競技(きょうぎ)においては、選手(せんしゅ)はボールを()ることは(ゆる)されていなかったのです。

Romanji

Kono kyōgi nioite wa, senshu wa bo-ru o keru koto wa yurusareteinakatta no desu.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
競技 (きょうぎ)
game; match; contest
に於いて (において)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
選手 (せんしゅ)
player (in game); team member
ホール (ホール)
hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant
()
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.
蹴る (ける)
to kick; to refuse; to reject
(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
許す (ゆるす)
to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield
()
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ギ、 わざ
Meanings: skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シュク、 シュウ、 け.る
Meaning: kick
Readings: キョ、 ゆる.す、 もと
Meanings: permit, approve