昨夜の夜更かしがたたって、彼は酷い風邪をひいた。

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English Translation

He caught a nasty cold because he stayed up late last night.

Furigana

昨夜(さくや)の夜(よる)更(ふ)かしがたたって、彼(かれ)は酷(ひど)い風邪(かぜ)をひいた。

Romanji

Sakuya no yoru fukashi gata tatte, kare wa hidoi kaze o hiita.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

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

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

更かす (ふかす)

to sit up late

難い (にくい、がたい)

difficult to ...; hard to ...

起つ (たつ)

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)

common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague

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.

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down