もし彼が彼女の忠告をえていたら、彼は成功していただろうに。

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English Translation

If he had heard her advice, he would have succeeded.

Furigana

もし彼(かれ)が彼女(かのじょ)の忠告(ちゅうこく)をえていたら、彼(かれ)は成功(せいこう)していただろうに。

Romanji

Moshi kare ga kanojo no chūkoku o eteitara, kare wa seikōshiteita darou ni.

Words

若し (もし)

if; in case; supposing

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

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

忠告 (ちゅうこく)

advice; warning

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.

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select

は (は)

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

だ (だ)

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

に (に)

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