老人は腕組みをして座っていた。

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老人は腕組みをして座っていた。

English Translation

The old man was sitting with his arms folded.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)は腕組(うでぐ)みをして座(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Rōjin wa udegumi o shite suwatteita.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

は (は)

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

腕組み (うでぐみ)

folding one's arms

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.

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still