彼女は日本語の授業をほんの数時間しか受けられなかった。

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English Translation

She could only take Japanese lessons for a few hours.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は日本語(にほんご)の授業(じゅぎょう)をほんの数(すう)時間(じかん)しか受(う)けられなかった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa nihongo no jugyō o honno sū jikan shika ukerarenakatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)

Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language

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

授業 (じゅぎょう)

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

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.

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well