先生は子供たちの遊びに加わった。

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先生は子供たちの遊びに加わった。

English Translation

The teacher took part in the children's games.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)は子供(こども)たちの遊(あそ)びに加(くわ)わった。

Romanji

Sensei wa kodomotachi no asobi ni kuwawatta.

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

は (は)

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

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

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

遊び (あそび)

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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

加わる (くわわる)

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed); to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted