シカゴに移るという彼女の決心は私たちを驚かせた。

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English Translation

Her decision to move to Chicago surprised us.

Furigana

シカゴに移(うつ)るという彼女(かのじょ)の決心(けっしん)は私(わたし)たちを驚(おどろ)かせた。

Romanji

Shikago ni utsuru toiu kanojo no kesshin wa watashitachi o odorokaseta.

Words

シカゴ (シカゴ)

Chicago

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

移る (うつる)

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire)

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

決心 (けっしん)

determination; resolution

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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.

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished