私の妹は赤ん坊の頃、よく泣きながら寝入ったものでした。

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English Translation

My sister would often cry to sleep when she was a baby.

Furigana

私(わたし)の妹(いもうと)は赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)の頃(ころ)、よく泣(な)きながら寝入(ねい)ったものでした。

Romanji

Watashi no imōto wa akanbō no koro, yoku naki nagara neitta mono deshita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

妹 (いもうと)

younger sister

は (は)

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

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

寝入る (ねいる)

to fall asleep

者 (もの、もん)

person

デス (デス)

death