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Zach

夜が更けるまで彼らの話は尽きなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

更ける まで 彼ら 尽きなかった

English Translation

They didn't run out of conversation until late at night.

Furigana

(よる)()けるまで(かれ)らの(はなし)()きなかった。

Romanji

Yoru ga fukeru made karera no hanashi wa tsukinakatta.

Words

(よる、よ)
evening; night
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
更ける (ふける)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
尽きる (つきる)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: コウ、 さら、 さら.に、 ふ.ける、 ふ.かす
Meanings: grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ジン、 サン、 つ.くす、 -つ.くす、 -づ.くし、 -つ.く、 -づ.く、 -ず.く、 つ.きる、 つ.かす、 さかづき、 ことごと.く、 つか、 つき
Meanings: exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve