彼らは喜びのあまり我を忘れた。
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English Translation
They were quite beside themselves with joy.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera wa yorokobi no amari waga o wasureta.
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
喜び
(よろこび)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
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
余り
(あまり、あんまり)
remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over
我
(が)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
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.
忘れる
(わすれる)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)