なんと答えてよいかわからないので、私は黙っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

なんと 答えて よい わからない ので 黙っていた

English Translation

Not knowing what to answer, I kept silent.

Furigana

なんと(こた)えてよいかわからないので、(わたし)(だま)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
()
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...
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
黙る (だまる)
to be silent

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 こた.える、 こた.え
Meanings: solution, answer
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is