彼はよく何もしないで何時間も座っていたものだ。

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English Translation

He would often sit for hours without doing anything.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はよく何(なに)もしないで何(なん)時間(じかん)も座(すわ)っていたものだ。

Romanji

Kare wa yoku nani mo shinaide nan jikan mo suwatteita mono da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

何 (なに、なん)

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

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

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

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

座る (すわる)

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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