彼の絵はとても強い印象を私に与えたので、私は彼に興味を持った。

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English Translation

His paintings so impressed me that I was interested in him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の絵(え)はとても強(つよ)い印象(いんしょう)を私(わたし)に与(あた)えたので、私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に興味(きょうみ)を持(も)った。

Romanji

Kare no e wa totemo tsuyoi inshō o watashi ni ataeta node, watashi wa kare ni kyōmi o motta.

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

絵 (え)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

は (は)

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

強い (つよい)

strong; powerful; mighty; potent; resistant; resilient; durable

印象 (いんしょう)

impression

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.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

興味 (きょうみ)

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of