サリーはスカーフを借りた事は認めましたが、自分のせいではないと言いました。

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English Translation

Sally admitted that she borrowed the scarf but said she was not guilty.

Furigana

サリーはスカーフを借(か)りた事(こと)は認(みと)めましたが、自分(じぶん)のせいではないと言(い)いました。

Romanji

Sari- wa suka-fu o karita koto wa mitomemashita ga, jibun no sei de wa nai to iimashita.

Words

サリー (サリー)

sari

は (は)

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

スカーフ (スカーフ)

scarf

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.

借りる (かりる)

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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

認める (したためる)

to write up

が (が)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

と (と)

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

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