彼の返事はそっけなかった。
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English Translation
He gave me a flat answer.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare no henji wa sokkenakatta.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
俗気
(ぞっき、ぞっけ、ぞくけ、ぞくき)
vulgarity; worldliness; worldly ambition