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祖母はいつも寒い寒いと言って不平を言っています。

Sentence Analyzer

祖母 いつも 寒い 寒い 言って 不平 言っています

English Translation

My grandmother is always complaining of the cold.

Furigana

祖母(そぼ)はいつも(さむ)(さむ)いと()って不平(ふへい)()っています。

Romanji

Sobo wa itsumo samui samui to itte fuhei o itteimasu.

Words

祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)
grandmother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
寒い (さむい、さぶい)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
不平 (ふへい)
complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction
()
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.

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: カン、 さむ.い
Meaning: cold
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ヘイ、 ビョウ、 ヒョウ、 たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-
Meanings: even, flat, peace