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昨夜は大変疲れていて、テレビをつけたままで寝てしまった。

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昨夜 大変 疲れていて テレビ つけた まま 寝てしまった

English Translation

Last night, I was so tired that I fell asleep with the TV on.

Furigana

昨夜(さくや)大変(たいへん)(つか)れていて、テレビをつけたままで()てしまった。

Romanji

Sakuya wa taihen tsukareteite, terebi o tsuketa mama de neteshimatta.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)
evening; last night
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
疲れる (つかれる)
to get tired; to tire; to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects); to starve
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
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.
点ける (つける)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
乳母 (うば、めのと、おんば、にゅうぼ、ちうば、ちおも、ちも、にゅうも、まま)
wet nurse; nursing mother
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
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

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: ヒ、 つか.れる、 -づか.れ、 つか.らす
Meanings: exhausted, tire, weary
Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold