メアリーはコンサートへの招待を断った。
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English Translation
Mary declined an invitation to the concert.
Furigana
メアリーはコンサートへの招待 を断 った。
Romanji
Meari- wa konsa-to e no shōtai o kotowatta.
Words
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
コンサート
(コンサート)
concert
へ
(へ)
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
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
招待
(しょうたい、しょうだい)
invitation
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.
断る
(ことわる)
to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)