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学生たちは終始じっと座っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

学生たち 終始 じっと 座っていた

English Translation

The students sat still all the time.

Furigana

学生(がくせい)たちは終始(しゅうし)じっと(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Gakuseitachi wa shūshi jitto suwatteita.

Words

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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
終始 (しゅうし)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end; consistently; the whole time
凝乎と (じっと、じーっと、じーと、じいっと)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically; firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit