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先生は生徒たちにそれらの単語をノートに控えておくよう指示した。

Sentence Analyzer

先生 生徒たち それら 単語 のーと 控えておく よう 指示した

English Translation

The teacher told the pupils to put those words down in their notebooks.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)生徒(せいと)たちにそれらの単語(たんご)をノートに(ひか)えておくよう指示(しじ)した。

Romanji

Sensei wa seitotachi ni sorera no tango o no-to ni hikaeteoku yō shijishita.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
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
其れ等 (それら)
those (near the second person)
()
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
単語 (たんご)
word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word
()
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.
ノート (ノート)
notebook; copy-book; exercise book; note; notebook PC
控える (ひかえる)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for; to be soon; to be in the offing; to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
指示 (しじ)
indication; instruction; designation; directions

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ
Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: コウ、 ひか.える、 ひか.え
Meanings: withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate
Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
Readings: ジ、 シ、 しめ.す
Meanings: show, indicate, point out, express, display