それは長い手紙だったが、要するに彼は「否」と言っているのだった。

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English Translation

It was a long letter, but in brief, he said, "No."

Furigana

それは長(なが)い手紙(てがみ)だったが、要(よう)するに彼(かれ)は「否(いな)」と言(い)っているのだった。

Romanji

Sore wa nagai tegami datta ga, yōsuruni kare wa" ina" to itteiru no datta.

Words

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

要するに (ようするに)

in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

否 (ひ)

no; the noes

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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