彼はたった一言しか言わなかったのに、それが彼女の心を痛く傷つけた。

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English Translation

Although he said only one word, it cut her up badly.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はたった一言(ひとこと)しか言(い)わなかったのに、それが彼女(かのじょ)の心(こころ)を痛(いた)く傷(きず)つけた。

Romanji

Kare wa tatta hitokoto shika iwanakatta noni, sore ga kanojo no kokoro o itaku kizutsuketa.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

たった (たった)

only; merely; but; no more than

一言 (ひとこと、いちげん、いちごん)

single word; a few words; brief comment

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

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

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order 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

が (が)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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.

痛い (いたい)

painful; sore; exceeding

傷付ける (きずつける)

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip; to scratch