彼の沈黙は事実上罪を認めたことだ。

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彼の沈黙は事実上罪を認めたことだ。

English Translation

His silence was a practical admission of guilt.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の沈黙(ちんもく)は事実(じじつ)上罪(うえざい)を認(みと)めたことだ。

Romanji

Kare no chinmoku wa jijitsu uezai o mitometa koto da.

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

沈黙 (ちんもく)

silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction

は (は)

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

事実 (じじつ)

fact; truth; reality

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.

認める (したためる)

to write up

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

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