彼の感情を傷つけるのを恐れて、本当の事を言わなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

Afraid of hurting his feelings, I didn't tell him the truth.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の感情(かんじょう)を傷(きず)つけるのを恐(おそ)れて、本当(ほんとう)の事(こと)を言(い)わなかった。

Romanji

Kare no kanjō o kizutsukeru no o osorete, hontō no koto o iwanakatta.

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

感情 (かんじょう)

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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.

傷付ける (きずつける)

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip; to scratch

恐れる (おそれる)

to fear; to be afraid of

本当 (ほんとう、ほんと)

truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise