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そこは信じられないほど静かだった。たぶんそういうわけで、彼はそこがとても気に入ったのだ。

Sentence Analyzer

そこ 信じられない ほど 静か だった たぶん そういう わけ そこ とても 気に入った

English Translation

It was unbelievably quiet there; perhaps that's why he liked the place so much.

Furigana

そこは(しん)じられないほど(しず)かだった。たぶんそういうわけで、(かれ)はそこがとても()()ったのだ。

Romanji

Soko wa shinjirarenai hodo shizuka datta. tabun sōiu wake de, kare wa soko ga totemo kiniitta no da.

Words

其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
静か (しずか)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
多分 (たぶん)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much; great
そう言う (そういう、そうゆう)
such; like that; that sort of; very
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
気に入る (きにいる)
to be pleased with; to suit
()
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

Kanji

Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める
Meaning: quiet
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert