父は夕刊を読んで座っていた。

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父は夕刊を読んで座っていた。

English Translation

My father sat reading the evening paper.

Furigana

父(ちち)は夕刊(ゆうかん)を読(よ)んで座(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Chichi wa yūkan o yonde suwatteita.

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

夕刊 (ゆうかん)

evening paper

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still