彼は最初彼女を嫌っていたが徐々に愛するようになった。

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English Translation

At first he hated her but gradually came to love her.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は最初(さいしょ)彼女(かのじょ)を嫌(きら)っていたが徐々(じょじょ)に愛(あい)するようになった。

Romanji

Kare wa saisho kanojo o kiratteita ga jojoni aisuru yō ni natta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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.

嫌う (きらう)

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

が (が)

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

愛 (あい)

love; affection; care; attachment; craving; desire

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...