彼女は暗闇の恐怖に打ち勝つことができなかった。

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English Translation

She could not get over her fear of the dark.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は暗闇(くらやみ)の恐怖(きょうふ)に打(う)ち勝(か)つことができなかった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa kurayami no kyōfu ni uchikatsu koto ga dekinakatta.

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

暗闇 (くらやみ)

darkness; the dark

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

恐怖 (きょうふ、くふ)

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic

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

打ち勝つ (うちかつ)

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

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

が (が)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant