その時、ゴリラが感情を持っていることを私は本当にわかったのです。

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English Translation

At that time I really understood that gorillas have feelings.

Furigana

その時(とき)、ゴリラが感情(かんじょう)を持(も)っていることを私(わたし)は本当(ほんとう)にわかったのです。

Romanji

Sono toki, gorira ga kanjō o motteiru koto o watashi wa hontōni wakatta no desu.

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...

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

ゴリラ (ゴリラ)

gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)

が (が)

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

感情 (かんじょう)

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

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

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

本当に (ほんとうに、ほんとに、ホントに、ホントーに、ホントウに)

really; truly

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 (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

です (です)

be; is