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Zach

これが彼のたった一つの希望であった。

Sentence Analyzer

これ たった 一つ 希望 あった

English Translation

This was his one and only hope.

Furigana

これが(かれ)のたった(ひと)つの希望(きぼう)であった。

Romanji

Kore ga kare no tatta hitotsu no kibō de atta.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
たった (たった)
only; merely; but; no more than
一つ (ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
希望 (きぼう)
hope; wish; aspiration
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ
Meanings: hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect