母は私に部屋掃除を言いつけた。

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母は私に部屋掃除を言いつけた。

English Translation

Mother charged me to clear the room.

Furigana

母(はは)は私(わたし)に部屋(へや)掃除(そうじ)を言(い)いつけた。

Romanji

Haha wa watashi ni heya sōji o iitsuketa.

Words

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

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

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

掃除 (そうじ)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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.

言いつける (いいつける)

to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct; to tell on (someone); to report; to often say