生徒達は学園祭の準備をするのに忙しかった。

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English Translation

The students were busy preparing for the school festival.

Furigana

生徒達(せいとたち)は学園祭(がくえんさい)の準備(じゅんび)をするのに忙(いそが)しかった。

Romanji

Seitotachi wa gakuensai no junbi o suru noni isogashikatta.

Words

は (は)

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

学園祭 (がくえんさい)

school festival; campus festival

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

準備 (じゅんび)

preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve

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.

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

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)

busy; hectic; occupied; engaged