トムはもう３時間もの間、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。

Sentence Analyzer

とむはもう３時間もの間、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。

English Translation

Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.

Furigana

トムはもう３時間(じかん)もの間(かん)、眠(ねむ)りにつこうと悪戦苦闘(あくせんくとう)しています。

Romanji

Tomu wa mō san jikanmonokan, nemuri ni tsukou to akusenkutōshiteimasu.

Words

富む (とむ)

to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)

は (は)

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

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

眠り (ねむり、ねぶり)

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

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

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

悪戦苦闘 (あくせんくとう)

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds