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彼は庭の手入れをするのをお兄さんに手伝ってもらった。

Sentence Analyzer

手入れ する 兄さん 手伝ってもらった

English Translation

He had his brother help him with the gardening.

Furigana

(かれ)(にわ)手入(てい)れをするのをお(にい)さんに手伝(てつだ)ってもらった。

Romanji

Kare wa niwa no teire o suru no o o niisan ni tetsudattemoratta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(にわ)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
()
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
手入れ (ていれ)
repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming; crackdown; (police) raid
()
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
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
兄さん (にいさん、あにさん)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie
()
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
手伝う (てつだう)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition