父は夕食の間じゅう一言もしゃべらなかった。

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English Translation

My father didn't say a word during dinner.

Furigana

父(ちち)は夕食(ゆうしょく)の間(ま)じゅう一言(ひとこと)もしゃべらなかった。

Romanji

Chichi wa yūshoku no majū hitokoto mo shaberanakatta.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

夕食 (ゆうしょく)

evening meal; dinner

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

一言 (ひとこと、いちげん、いちごん)

single word; a few words; brief comment

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

喋る (しゃべる)

to talk; to chat; to chatter