彼らは１２月２４日の晩、熱心に祈りを捧げる。

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English Translation

They offer an earnest prayer on the evening of December 24.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは１２月(じゅうにがつ)２４日(にち)の晩(ばん)、熱心(ねっしん)に祈(いの)りを捧(ささ)げる。

Romanji

Karera wa jūnigatsu ni yon nichi no ban, nesshin ni inori o sasageru.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

十二月 (じゅうにがつ)

December

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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

晩 (ばん)

evening; counter for nights

熱心 (ねっしん)

zeal; enthusiasm

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

祈り (いのり)

prayer; supplication

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.

捧げる (ささげる)

to lift up; to give; to offer; to consecrate; to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate