昨日の午後はずっと、私の部屋を掃除するのに費やした。

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English Translation

I spent all yesterday afternoon cleaning my room.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)の午後(ごご)はずっと、私(わたし)の部屋(へや)を掃除(そうじ)するのに費(つい)やした。

Romanji

Kinō no gogo wa zutto, watashi no heya o sōjisuru no ni tsuiyashita.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

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

午後 (ごご)

afternoon; p.m.

は (は)

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

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

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.

掃除 (そうじ)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote