前途は暗澹としていた。

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前途 暗澹 していた

English Translation

The future looked very gloomy.

Furigana

前途(ぜんと)暗澹(あんたん)としていた。

Romanji

Zento wa antan to shiteita.

Words

前途 (ぜんと)
future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
暗澹 (あんたん)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ト、 みち
Meanings: route, way, road
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: タン、 セン、 あわ.い
Meanings: calm, quiet, bland, rocking, rippling, suffice