彼は座ってたばこを吸っており、妻はそのそばで縫い物をしていた。

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English Translation

He sat smoking, with his wife sewing beside him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は座(すわ)ってたばこを吸(す)っており、妻(つま)はそのそばで縫(ぬ)い物(もの)をしていた。

Romanji

Kare wa suwatte tabako o sutteori, tsuma wa sono soba de nuimono o shiteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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.

吸う (すう)

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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...

蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

縫物 (ぬいもの)

sewing; needlework; embroidery

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