本を読んでいるうちに、彼は眠ってしまった。

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English Translation

While reading a book, he fell asleep.

Furigana

本(ほん)を読(よ)んでいるうちに、彼(かれ)は眠(ねむ)ってしまった。

Romanji

Hon o yondeiru uchini, kare wa nemutteshimatta.

Words

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes