子供たちは暗くなってから公園で遊ばないようにとその母親は強く言った。

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English Translation

The mother insisted on her children not playing in the park after dark.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちは暗(くら)くなってから公園(こうえん)で遊(あそ)ばないようにとその母親(ははおや)は強(つよ)く言(い)った。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa kuraku natte kara kōen de asobanai yōni toso no hahaoya wa tsuyoku itta.

Words

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

は (は)

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

暗い (くらい)

dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

公園 (こうえん)

(public) park

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

遊ぶ (あそぶ、あすぶ)

to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

屠蘇 (とそ)

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

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

母親 (ははおや)

mother

強い (こわい)

tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise