なんと答えてよいかわからないので、私は黙っていた。
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English Translation
Not knowing what to answer, I kept silent.
Furigana
なんと答 えてよいかわからないので、私 は黙 っていた。
Romanji
Nanto kotaete yoi ka wakaranai node, watashi wa damatteita.
Words
何と
(なんと)
what; how; whatever
答える
(こたえる)
to answer; to reply
良い
(よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
分かる
(わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
ので
(ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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
黙る
(だまる)
to be silent