彼は無罪だと言ったが、それでもやはり私たちは彼の有罪を信じた。

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English Translation

He said he was innocent, but all the same we believed he was guilty.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は無罪(むざい)だと言(い)ったが、それでもやはり私(わたし)たちは彼(かれ)の有罪(ゆうざい)を信(しん)じた。

Romanji

Kare wa muzai da to itta ga, soredemo yahari watashitachi wa kare no yūzai o shinjita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

無罪 (むざい)

innocence

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

が (が)

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

其れでも (それでも)

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

矢張り (やはり)

too; also; likewise; either; still; as before; even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; as expected

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

有罪 (ゆうざい)

guilt; culpability

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.

信じる (しんじる)

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