彼は陽気そうに見えるが、本当はそれに反して悲しんでいるのだ。

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English Translation

He seems cheery but, on the contrary, he is sad.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は陽気(ようき)そうに見(み)えるが、本当(ほんとう)はそれに反(はん)して悲(かな)しんでいるのだ。

Romanji

Kare wa yōkisō ni mieru ga, hontōha sore ni hanshite kanashindeiru no da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

が (が)

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

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

返す (かえす)

to return (something); to restore; to put back; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; to repeat ...; to do ... back

悲しむ (かなしむ)

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative