彼はその手紙の返事を引き延ばした。

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彼はその手紙の返事を引き延ばした。

English Translation

He delayed answering the letter.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はその手紙(てがみ)の返事(へんじ)を引(ひ)き延(の)ばした。

Romanji

Kare wa sono tegami no henji o hikinobashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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

返事 (へんじ)

reply; answer; response

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.

引き延ばす (ひきのばす)

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)