赤ん坊の目を覚まさないように彼らは静かに話をした。

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English Translation

They spoke quietly so as not to wake the baby.

Furigana

赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)の目(め)を覚(さ)まさないように彼(かれ)らは静(しず)かに話(はなし)をした。

Romanji

Akanbō no me o samasanai yōni karera wa shizuka ni hanashi o shita.

Words

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

覚ます (さます)

to awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

静か (しずか)

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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