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Zach

彼は私たちが一緒に働いていたとき終始私をからかっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 一緒 働いていた とき 終始 からかっていた

English Translation

He was always pulling my leg when we worked together.

Furigana

(かれ)(わたし)たちが一緒(いっしょ)(はたら)いていたとき終始(しゅうし)(わたし)をからかっていた。

Romanji

Kare wa watashitachi ga issho ni hataraiteita toki shūshi watashi o karakatteita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一緒 (いっしょ)
together; at the same time; same; identical
()
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
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
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
終始 (しゅうし)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end; consistently; the whole time
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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.
揶揄う (からかう)
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; to chaff; to razz; to banter with; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make cracks about

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ショ、 チョ、 お、 いとぐち
Meanings: thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin