彼らは熱帯魚に興味があるらしかった。

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彼らは熱帯魚に興味があるらしかった。

English Translation

It seemed that they were interested in tropical fish.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは熱帯魚(ねったいぎょ)に興味(きょうみ)があるらしかった。

Romanji

Karera wa nettaigyo ni kyōmi ga aru rashikatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

熱帯魚 (ねったいぎょ)

tropical fish

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

興味 (きょうみ)

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

らしい (らしい)

seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...