その赤ちゃんは昨夜、一晩中泣いてばかりだ。

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English Translation

The baby did nothing but cry all last night.

Furigana

その赤(あか)ちゃんは昨夜(さくや)、一(いち)晩中(ばんちゅう)泣(な)いてばかりだ。

Romanji

Sono akachan wa sakuya, ichi banchū naite bakari da.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

赤ちゃん (あかちゃん)

baby; infant

は (は)

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

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative