その知らせは私たちの希望を打ち砕いた。

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その 知らせ 私たち 希望 打ち砕いた

English Translation

The news dashed our hopes.

Furigana

その()らせは(わたし)たちの希望(きぼう)()(くだ)いた。

Romanji

Sono shirase wa watashitachi no kibō o uchikudaita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
知らせ (しらせ)
notice; notification
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
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
希望 (きぼう)
hope; wish; aspiration
()
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.
打ち砕く (うちくだく、ぶちくだく)
to smash; to crush

Kanji

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ
Meanings: hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: サイ、 くだ.く、 くだ.ける
Meanings: smash, break, crush, familiar, popular