彼は彼女に結婚を申し込んだが、そのプロポーズを彼女は断った。

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English Translation

He asked her to marry him, which proposal she refused.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は彼女(かのじょ)に結婚(けっこん)を申(もう)し込(こ)んだが、そのプロポーズを彼女(かのじょ)は断(ことわ)った。

Romanji

Kare wa kanojo ni kekkon o mōshikonda ga, sono puropo-zu o kanojo wa kotowatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

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.

申し込む (もうしこむ)

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

プロポーズ (プロポーズ)

(marriage) proposal

断る (ことわる)

to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)