がっかりしたことに、彼の勝利は、つかの間の勝利にすぎなかった。
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English Translation
To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.
Furigana
がっかりしたことに、彼 の勝利 は、つかの間 の勝利 にすぎなかった。
Romanji
Gakkari shita koto ni, kare no shōri wa, tsukanoma no shōri ni suginakatta.
Words
がっかり
(がっかり)
feel disappointed; dejected; lose heart; feel emotionally drained; feel let down
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
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
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
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
勝利
(しょうり)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
つかの間
(つかのま)
moment; brief time; brief; transient
過ぎる
(すぎる)
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...