彼の脅しは単なる冗談かと思った。

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彼の脅しは単なる冗談かと思った。

English Translation

We thought his threat was only a joke.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の脅(おど)しは単(たん)なる冗談(じょうだん)かと思(おも)った。

Romanji

Kare no odoshi wa tannaru jōdan ka to omotta.

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

脅す (おどす)

to threaten; to menace; to bully

は (は)

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

単なる (たんなる)

mere; simple; sheer

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)

jest; joke; funny story

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember