彼のひまな講演のあいだずっと私は眠っていた。

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English Translation

I slept through his dull speech.

Furigana

彼(かれ)のひまな講演(こうえん)のあいだずっと私(わたし)は眠(ねむ)っていた。

Romanji

Kare no hima na kōen no aida zutto watashi wa nemutteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

暇 (ひま、いとま、ヒマ)

spare time; free time; leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse); (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow; leaving; departing

だ (だ)

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

講演 (こうえん)

lecture; address; speech

間 (あいだ、あわい)

space (between); gap; interval; distance; time (between); pause; break; span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); relationship (between, among); members (within, among); due to; because of

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes