兄はよく徹夜をしたものだ。

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よく 徹夜 した もの

English Translation

My brother would often stay up all night.

Furigana

(あに)はよく徹夜(てつや)をしたものだ。

Romanji

Ani wa yoku tetsuya o shita mono da.

Words

(あに)
elder brother; older brother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
徹夜 (てつや)
all night; all-night vigil; sleepless night
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Reading: テツ
Meanings: penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening