赤ん坊は揺りかごの中で眠っていた。

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赤ん坊は揺りかごの中で眠っていた。

English Translation

The baby was sleeping in the cradle.

Furigana

赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)は揺(ゆ)りかごの中(なか)で眠(ねむ)っていた。

Romanji

Akanbō wa yurikago no naka de nemutteita.

Words

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

は (は)

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

揺りかご (ゆりかご)

cradle

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

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