彼が試験に失敗したときそれは彼にとってひどい失望だった。

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English Translation

It was a bitter disappointment to him when he failed his examination.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が試験(しけん)に失敗(しっぱい)したときそれは彼(かれ)にとってひどい失望(しつぼう)だった。

Romanji

Kare ga shiken ni shippaishita toki sore wa kare nitotte hidoi shitsubō datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

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

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

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

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

失望 (しつぼう)

disappointment; despair

だ (だ)

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