その古い家には一つしかベッドがなかった。そこでわれわれはかわるがわるそこに眠った。
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English Translation
The old cottage had only one bed, so we all took turns sleeping in it.
Furigana
その古 い家 には一 つしかベッドがなかった。そこでわれわれはかわるがわるそこに眠 った。
Romanji
Sono furui ie ni wa hitotsu shika beddo ga nakatta. sokode wareware wa kawarugawaru soko ni nemutta.
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...
古い
(ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
家
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
一つ
(ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
しか
(しか)
only; nothing but
ヘッド
(ヘッド)
head
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い
(ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
其処で
(そこで)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
我々
(われわれ)
we
代わる代わる
(かわるがわる)
alternately; by turns
其処
(そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
眠る
(ねむる、ねぶる)
to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes