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Zach

その赤ちゃんは一晩中泣いてばかりいた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 赤ちゃん 晩中 泣いて ばかりいた

English Translation

The baby did nothing but cry all last night.

Furigana

その(あか)ちゃんは(いち)晩中(ばんちゅう)()いてばかりいた。

Romanji

Sono akachan wa ichi banchū naite bakariita.

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

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: キュウ、 な.く
Meanings: cry, weep, moan