彼はひどく動揺していたので、善悪の区別が出来なかった。

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English Translation

He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はひどく動揺(どうよう)していたので、善悪(ぜんあく)の区別(くべつ)が出来(でき)なかった。

Romanji

Kare wa hidoku dōyōshiteita node, zen'aku no kubetsu ga dekinakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

動揺 (どうよう)

shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation; disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

善悪 (ぜんあく)

good and evil

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

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

が (が)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant