私はあなたを待って午前３時まで起きていたのよ。

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English Translation

I sat up until three a.m. waiting for you!

Furigana

私(わたし)はあなたを待(ま)って午前(ごぜん)３時(じ)まで起(お)きていたのよ。

Romanji

Watashi wa anata o matte gozen san ji made okiteita no yo.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

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.

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need

午前 (ごぜん)

morning; a.m.

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

迄 (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

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!