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のうえんぬし
農園主
は、
かれ
彼
らを
いそが
忙
しくさせておくのが
す
好
きだったのです。
The farmer liked to keep them busy.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
verb causative form verb causative form
 
make something happen
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
verb て form + おく verb て form + おく
 
put in place, do in advance
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
adverbs adverbs
 
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
X は Y です X は Y です
 
X is Y
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
〜んです／〜のです 〜んです／〜のです
 
emphasize or soften a phrase
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
～のが好き（すき）です ～のが好き（すき）です
 
like to ~; like doing ~
農園主は、彼らを忙しくさせておくのが好きだったのです。
Conjugations and inflections
  忙しく is the adverbial form of 'i' adjective 忙しい   ALL INFLECTIONS
  させておく is the ておく form of the causative form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
noun
farm owner; plantation owner
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か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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い そ が し い 4
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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す き 2
liking; fondness; love  (opposite: 嫌い)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
農
ノウ    agriculture   
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辰
シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
厂
cliff
曲
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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園
エン   その garden, park   
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囗
box, enclosure   
袁
long kimono
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
主
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丶
dot   
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
又
また again   
忙
ボウ   いそがしい busy   
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亡
ボウ   モウ   dead   ない to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
亠
lid
忄
heart
好
コウ   このむ    すく to like   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
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