ジュディーは小論を何時間も続けて書いたり書き直したりした。

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English Translation

Judy spent hours on end writing and rewriting her essay.

Furigana

ジュディーは小論(しょうろん)を何(なん)時間(じかん)も続(つづ)けて書(か)いたり書(か)き直(なお)したりした。

Romanji

Judhi- wa shōron o nan jikan mo tsuzukete kai tari kakinaoshi tari shita.

Words

は (は)

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

小論 (しょうろん)

short article; one's own article

を (を)

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.

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

続ける (つづける)

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

たり (たり、だり)

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action

書き直す (かきなおす)

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to