その２人の男の子は最初互いに相手を嫌っていたが、やがて良い友達になった。

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English Translation

Although the two boys disliked the partner of each other the beginning, they became good friends soon.

Furigana

その２人(にん)の男(おとこ)の子(こ)は最初(さいしょ)互(たが)いに相手(あいて)を嫌(きら)っていたが、やがて良(よ)い友達(ともだち)になった。

Romanji

Sono ni nin no otokonoko wa saisho tagaini aite o kiratteita ga, yagate yoi tomodachi ni natta.

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...

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)

boy; male child; baby boy

は (は)

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

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

互いに (たがいに)

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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.

嫌う (きらう)

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

が (が)

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

軈て (やがて)

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end; eventually

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...