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その男の子はテレビを見ながら腹這いに寝そべっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 男の子 テレビ ながら 腹這い 寝そべっていた

English Translation

The boy was lying on his stomach watching TV.

Furigana

その(おとこ)()はテレビを()ながら腹這(はらば)いに()そべっていた。

Romanji

Sono otokonoko wa terebi o mi nagara harabai ni nesobetteita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)
boy; male child; baby boy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
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.
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
腹ばい (はらばい)
lying on one's belly
()
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
寝そべる (ねそべる)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: フク、 はら
Meanings: abdomen, belly, stomach
Readings: シャ、 ゲン、 は.う、 は.い、 むか.える、 この
Meanings: crawl, creep, grovel, trail (vines)
Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold