彼は欠点があるからかえって私は彼が好きなのだ。

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English Translation

I like him all the better for his faults.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は欠点(けってん)があるからかえって私(わたし)は彼(かれ)が好(す)きなのだ。

Romanji

Kare wa ketten ga aru kara kaette watashi wa kare ga sukina no da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

欠点 (けってん)

fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

却って (かえって)

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

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

だ (だ)

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