母親は赤ん坊を左胸に抱く傾向がある。

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母親は赤ん坊を左胸に抱く傾向がある。

English Translation

A mother tends to hold her baby on the left.

Furigana

母親(ははおや)は赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)を左(ひだり)胸(むね)に抱(いだ)く傾向(けいこう)がある。

Romanji

Hahaoya wa akanbō o hidari mune ni idaku keikō ga aru.

Words

母親 (ははおや)

mother

は (は)

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

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

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.

左 (ひだり)

left; left hand side

胸 (むね、むな)

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; bust; heart; lungs; stomach; heart; mind; feelings

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

抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)

to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs

傾向 (けいこう)

tendency; trend; inclination

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about