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監督は腕組みをしてベンチに座っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

監督 腕組み して べんち 座っていた

English Translation

The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.

Furigana

監督(かんとく)腕組(うでぐ)みをしてベンチに(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Kantoku wa udegumi o shite benchi ni suwatteita.

Words

監督 (かんとく)
supervision; control; superintendence; direction; director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
腕組み (うでぐみ)
folding one's arms
()
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
ベンチ (ベンチ)
bench
()
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
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

Kanji

Reading: カン
Meanings: oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
Reading: トク
Meanings: coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
Readings: ワン、 うで
Meanings: arm, ability, talent
Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ
Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit