ジョンは言いましたが、彼の言う通りでした。

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ジョン は 言いました が 、 彼 の 言う 通り でした 。

English Translation

Said John, and he was right.

Furigana

ジョンは言(い)いましたが、彼(かれ)の言(い)う通(とお)りでした。

Romanji

Jon wa iimashita ga, kare no iu tōri deshita.

Words

は (は)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

デス (デス)

death

Kanji

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.