しかし独身でいることのメリットにも関わらず、やがていつかは結婚したいと彼らは考えている。

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English Translation

But in spite of the merits of being single, they do want to get married some day.

Furigana

しかし独身(どくしん)でいることのメリットにも関(かか)わらず、やがていつかは結婚(けっこん)したいと彼(かれ)らは考(かんが)えている。

Romanji

Shikashi dokushin de iru koto no meritto ni mo kakawarazu, yagate itsuka wa kekkonshitai to karera wa kangaeteiru.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

独身 (どくしん)

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

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.

要る (いる)

to need; to want

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

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

メリット (メリット)

advantage; benefit; merit

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

関わる (かかわる)

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

軈て (やがて)

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

何時か (いつか)

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time

は (は)

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

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

と (と)

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on