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Zach

ジョン君は働きすぎだよ。座ってしばらくはのん気にかまえなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

ジョン 働きすぎだ 座って しばらく かまえ なさい

English Translation

John, you're working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.

Furigana

ジョン(くん)(はたら)きすぎだよ。(すわ)ってしばらくはのん()にかまえなさい。

Romanji

Jon kun wa hatarakisugida yo. suwatte shibaraku wa no n ki ni kamae nasai.

Words

(くん)
Mr (junior); master; boy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
暫く (しばらく、しゅゆ、すゆ)
little while; short while; moment; instant; a while; quite a time; it's been a long time
()
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
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
()
spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence
()
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
構える (かまえる)
to set up (e.g. a building); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera); to plan; to scheme; to fabricate in order to deceive; to stiffen; to become formal
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood