彼は酒を飲むと、息子の愚痴をこぼすのがお決まりだ。

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English Translation

He never drinks without complaining about his son.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は酒(さけ)を飲(の)むと、息子(むすこ)の愚痴(ぐち)をこぼすのがお決(き)まりだ。

Romanji

Kare wa sake o nomu to, musuko no guchi o kobosu no ga okimari da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

酒 (さけ、ささ、き、くし、しゅ)

alcohol; sake

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.

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

の (の)

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

愚痴 (ぐち)

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

零す (こぼす)

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

お決まり (おきまり)

standard; set; routine; regular; usual; conventional; stereotyped; same old

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative