弟はよく夜通し起きて小説を読んでいたものだ。

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English Translation

My brother would often stay up all night reading novels.

Furigana

弟(おとうと)はよく夜通(よどお)し起(お)きて小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)んでいたものだ。

Romanji

Otōto wa yoku yodooshi okite shōsetsu o yondeita mono da.

Words

弟 (おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)

younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice

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

夜通し (よどおし)

all night; throughout the night

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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