わたしは彼の援助を望んではいなかったが、受けざるをえなかった。

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English Translation

I didn't want his help, but I had to accept it.

Furigana

わたしは彼(かれ)の援助(えんじょ)を望(のぞ)んではいなかったが、受(う)けざるをえなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no enjo o nozonde wainakatta ga, ukezaru o enakatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

援助 (えんじょ)

assistance; aid; support

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.

望む (のぞむ)

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select