彼らはそれが新しい元素に違いないと信じました。

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English Translation

They believed that it must be a new element.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはそれが新(あたら)しい元素(げんそ)に違(ちが)いないと信(しん)じました。

Romanji

Karera wa sore ga atarashii genso ni chigainai to shinjimashita.

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

が (が)

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

元素 (げんそ)

chemical element

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

違い (ちがい)

difference; discrepancy

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

信じる (しんじる)

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in