言語学者たちは方言の物語における「夕食をとること（動名詞）」の形と用法を詳しく研究した。

The linguists studied in detail the forms and usage of the gerund "having dinner" in the dialectal tales.

祝宴の後、夕食に招かれた客たちは遅くまで語り合っていた。

After the celebration, the guests who were treated to dinner stayed to talk late into the night.

おばあちゃんの家での夕食はいつもにぎやかで、物語にあふれていた。

The dinners at my grandmother's house were always lively and full of stories.

私は夕食を出された女性客と昔のことについて長い間話をした。

I talked for a long time with the female guest who had been served dinner about the old times.

その村では毎週、大きな夕食会が開かれ、皆が集まって祝っていた。

In the village there were big dinner gatherings every week, where everyone would get together to celebrate.