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Zach

彼は働いていなければならないときによく飲酒にふける。

Sentence Analyzer

働いていなければならない ときに よく 飲酒 ふける

English Translation

He often indulges in drinking when he should be working.

Furigana

(かれ)(はたら)いていなければならないときによく飲酒(いんしゅ)にふける。

Romanji

Kare wa hataraiteinakerebanaranai tokini yoku inshu ni fukeru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
飲酒 (いんしゅ)
drinking alcohol (sake)
()
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
耽る (ふける)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-
Meanings: sake, alcohol