祖父はよく新聞を読みながらこっくりこっくりする。
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English Translation
My grandfather often nods over his newspaper.
Furigana
Romanji
Sofu wa yoku shinbun o yomi nagara kokkuri kokkurisuru.
Words
祖父
(そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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
新聞
(しんぶん)
newspaper
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
乍ら
(ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
こっくり
(こっくり、こくり)
nodding; dozing off; suddenly