結婚式で彼女の父はただ泣いてばかりだった。

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English Translation

Her father did nothing but weep at her wedding.

Furigana

結婚式(けっこんしき)で彼女(かのじょ)の父(ちち)はただ泣(な)いてばかりだった。

Romanji

Kekkonshiki de kanojo no chichi wa tada naite bakari datta.

Words

結婚式 (けっこんしき)

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

で (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.

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

只 (ただ、タダ)

ordinary; common; usual; free of charge; unaffected; as is; safe; only; merely; just; simply; but; however; nevertheless

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative