彼の回復の望みはあるにしても、ほんの少ししかない。

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English Translation

There is little, if any, hope of his recovery.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の回復(かいふく)の望(のぞ)みはあるにしても、ほんの少(すこ)ししかない。

Romanji

Kare no kaifuku no nozomi wa aru ni shite mo, honno sukoshi shika nai.

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

回復 (かいふく)

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

望み (のぞみ)

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

は (は)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix