彼は単に冗談としてそれを言った。

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彼は単に冗談としてそれを言った。

English Translation

He said it merely as a joke.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は単(たん)に冗談(じょうだん)としてそれを言(い)った。

Romanji

Kare wa tanni jōdan toshite sore o itta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

単に (たんに)

simply; merely; only; solely

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)

jest; joke; funny story

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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

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.

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