彼は陽気に振る舞おうとしたが、私達はみんな彼がどれほど悲しい思いをしているかわかっていた。

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English Translation

He tried to act cheerfully, but we all knew how sad he felt.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は陽気(ようき)に振(ふ)る舞(ま)おうとしたが、私達(わたしたち)はみんな彼(かれ)がどれほど悲(かな)しい思(おも)いをしているかわかっていた。

Romanji

Kare wa yōki ni furumaou to shita ga, watashitachi wa minna kare ga dore hodo kanashii omoi o shiteiru ka wakatteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

陽気 (ようき)

cheerful; jovial; merry; lively; weather; season; spirit of yang

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

振る舞う (ふるまう)

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

と (と)

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

が (が)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

何れ (どれ)

which (of three or more); whichever; any; well; now; let me see

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

悲しい (かなしい)

sad; sorrowful

思い (おもい)

thought; imagination; mind; heart; desire; wish; hope; expectation; love; affection; feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

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.

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out