彼は恥ずかしがりやで、話しかけない限り、話しません。彼には話しかける必要があります。

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English Translation

He's shy, and never speaks unless spoken to. You have to talk to him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は恥(は)ずかしがりやで、話(はな)しかけない限(かぎ)り、話(はな)しません。彼(かれ)には話(はな)しかける必要(ひつよう)があります。

Romanji

Kare wa hazukashigariya de, hanashikakenai kagiri, hanashimasen. kare ni wa hanashikakeru hitsuyō ga arimasu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

恥ずかしい (はずかしい)

shy; ashamed; embarrassed; disgraceful; shameful

だ (だ)

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

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

限り (かぎり)

limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

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

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about