ジェーンはデートの相手がチョコレートケーキをすっかり平らげたのには驚いた。

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English Translation

Jane could not believe it when her date polished off an entire chocolate cake.

Furigana

ジェーンはデートの相手(あいて)がチョコレートケーキをすっかり平(たい)らげたのには驚(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Jye-N wa de-to no aite ga chokore-to ke-ki o sukkari tairageta no ni wa odoroita.

Words

は (は)

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

デート (デート)

date; go on a date

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

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

が (が)

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

チョコレート (チョコレート)

chocolate

ケーキ (ケーキ)

cake

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.

すっかり (すっかり)

all; completely; thoroughly

平らげる (たいらげる)

to subjugate; to put down (trouble); to consume (food); to eat up

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished

Kanji

相

Readings: ソウ、ショウ、あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

手

Readings: シュ、ズ、て、て-、 -て、た-

Meaning: hand

平

Readings: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ、たい.ら、 -だいら、ひら、ひら-

Meanings: even, flat, peace

驚

Readings: キョウ、おどろ.く、おどろ.かす

Meanings: wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed