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Zach

子どもたちは手に負えなくなりつつある。

Sentence Analyzer

子どもたち 負えなく なり つつ ある

English Translation

The children are beginning to get out of hand.

Furigana

()どもたちは()()えなくなりつつある。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa te ni oenaku nari tsutsu aru.

Words

子供達 (こどもたち)
children
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
()
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
負える (おえる)
to be able to bear; to be able to manage
なる (なる)
that is in; who is called; that is called; that is
つつ (つつ)
while; even though; despite
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility