ジョーンズさんは、眠れるように毎晩ひつじの数をかぞえているんだ。

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ジョーンズ さん 眠れる ように 毎晩 ひつじ かぞえている

English Translation

Mrs. Jones counts sheep every night to go to sleep.

Furigana

ジョーンズさんは、(ねむ)れるように毎晩(まいばん)ひつじの(かず)をかぞえているんだ。

Romanji

Jo-Nzu san wa, nemureru yōni maiban hitsuji no kazu o kazoeteiru n da.

Words

さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
毎晩 (まいばん)
every night
(ひつじ)
eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June)
()
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
()
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.
数える (かぞえる)
to count; to enumerate
()
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")
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy
Readings: マイ、 ごと、 -ごと.に
Meaning: every
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: スウ、 ス、 サク、 ソク、 シュ、 かず、 かぞ.える、 しばしば、 せ.める、 わずらわ.しい
Meanings: number, strength, fate, law, figures