その少女はいつも幸せそうに見えたが、決して幸せではなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 少女 は いつも 幸せそう に 見えた が 、 決して 幸せ で は なかった 。

English Translation

The girl always looked happy, but she wasn't at all happy.

Furigana

その少女(しょうじょ)はいつも幸(しあわ)せそうに見(み)えたが、決(けっ)して幸(しあわ)せではなかった。

Romanji

Sono shōjo wa itsumo shiawasesō ni mieta ga, kesshite shiawase de wa nakatta.

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...

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

は (は)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

が (が)

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

決して (けっして、けして)

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

幸せ (しあわせ、しやわせ)

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

だ (だ)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

幸

Readings: コウ、 さいわ.い、 さち、 しあわ.せ

Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

決

Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く

Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint