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彼はあの人たちの招待を断った。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 人たち 招待 断った

English Translation

He declined their invitation.

Furigana

(かれ)はあの(ひと)たちの招待(しょうたい)(ことわ)った。

Romanji

Kare wa ano hitotachi no shōtai o kotowatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
人達 (ひとたち)
people
()
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
招待 (しょうたい、しょうだい)
invitation
()
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.
断る (ことわる)
to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ショウ、 まね.く
Meanings: beckon, invite, summon, engage
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting