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休暇中、近所の人がうちの猫の世話をしてくれた。

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休暇中 近所 うち 世話 してくれた

English Translation

While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat.

Furigana

休暇中(きゅうかちゅう)近所(きんじょ)(ひと)がうちの(ねこ)世話(せわ)をしてくれた。

Romanji

Kyūkachū, kinjo no hito ga uchi no neko no sewa o shitekureta.

Words

近所 (きんじょ)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
()
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
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
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

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める
Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep
Readings: カ、 ひま、 いとま
Meanings: spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
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