目覚し時計が鳴ると、いつも寝ているうちに止めてしまうのです。

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English Translation

When my alarm clock goes off, I always stop it in my sleep.

Furigana

目覚(めざま)し時計(とけい)が鳴(な)ると、いつも寝(ね)ているうちに止(と)めてしまうのです。

Romanji

Mezamashi tokei ga naru to, itsumo neteiru uchini tometeshimau no desu.

Words

目覚ましい (めざましい)

brilliant; splendid; striking; remarkable

時計 (とけい、ときはかり)

watch; clock; timepiece

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

鳴る (なる)

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

寝る (ねる)

to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

止める (とめる)

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody

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

です (です)

be; is