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公園のつつじの世話をする庭師が若干名いる。

Sentence Analyzer

公園 つつじ 世話 する 庭師 若干名 いる

English Translation

Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.

Furigana

公園(こうえん)のつつじの世話(せわ)をする庭師(にわし)若干名(じゃっかんめい)いる。

Romanji

Kōen no tsutsuji no sewa o suru niwashi ga jakkanmei iru.

Words

公園 (こうえん)
(public) park
()
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
躑躅 (つつじ、ツツジ)
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
世話 (せわ)
looking after; help; aid; assistance
()
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
庭師 (にわし)
gardener
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
若干名 (じゃっかんめい)
few people; small number of people
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 おおやけ
Meanings: public, prince, official, governmental
Readings: エン、 その
Meanings: park, garden, yard, farm
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: カン、 ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
Meanings: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation