ジョンがその学校でクラスメートと親しくなるのに、１日しかかからなかった。

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English Translation

It took John only one day to make friends with his classmates at the school.

Furigana

ジョンがその学校(がっこう)でクラスメートと親(した)しくなるのに、１日(にち)しかかからなかった。

Romanji

Jon ga sono gakkō de kurasume-to to shitashiku naru noni, ichi nichi shika kakaranakatta.

Words

が (が)

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

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...

学校 (がっこう)

school

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

クラスメイト (クラスメイト、クラスメート、クラス・メート)

classmate

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

近しい (ちかしい)

intimate; close

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 ...

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

罹る (かかる)

to suffer from