ナンシーがポールと別れたことを知らなかった私は、まずいことに彼女の消息をポールに聞いてしまった。

Sentence Analyzer

ナンシーがぽーると別れたことを知らなかった私は、まずいことに彼女の消息をぽーるに聞いてしまった。

English Translation

Not knowing that Nancy had left him, I put my foot in my mouth when I asked Paul how she was.

Furigana

ナンシーがポールと別(わか)れたことを知(し)らなかった私(わたし)は、まずいことに彼女(かのじょ)の消息(しょうそく)をポールに聞(き)いてしまった。

Romanji

Nanshi- ga po-ru to wakareta koto o shiranakatta watashi wa, mazui koto ni kanojo no shōsoku o po-ru ni kiiteshimatta.

Words

が (が)

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

ホール (ホール)

hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

別れる (わかれる)

to be divided; to part from; to separate (usu. for people); to bid farewell

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

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

拙い (つたない、まずい)

poor-quality; shoddy; crude; unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy; unlucky

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

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

消息 (しょうそく、しょうそこ)

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance