彼はアンが好きだったのだが、両親はそうではないらしい。

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彼 は あん が 好き だった の だ が 、 両親 は そう で は ない らしい 。

English Translation

He liked Ann, but then his parents didn't.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はアンが好(す)きだったのだが、両親(りょうしん)はそうではないらしい。

Romanji

Kare wa An ga suki datta no da ga, ryōshin wa sō de wa nai rashii.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

案 (あん)

idea; plan; thought; draft plan; motion; rough copy; expectation

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

らしい (らしい)

seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)