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私たちは写真家が子供をまず助け出さなかったといって非難した。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 写真家 子供 まず 助け出さなかった いって 非難した

English Translation

We criticized the photographer for not rescuing the child first.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは写真家(しゃしんか)子供(こども)をまず(たすだ)()さなかったといって非難(ひなん)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa shashinka ga kodomo o mazu tasukedasanakatta to itte hinanshita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
写真家 (しゃしんか)
photographer
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
子供 (こども)
child; children
()
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.
先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
助け出す (たすけだす)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
非難 (ひなん)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect