彼が音楽について大変詳しいのは我々にとって意外なことでした。

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English Translation

His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が音楽(おんがく)について大変(たいへん)詳(くわ)しいのは我々(われわれ)にとって意外(いがい)なことでした。

Romanji

Kare ga ongaku nitsuite taihen kuwashii no wa wareware nitotte igaina koto deshita.

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

音楽 (おんがく)

music; musical movement

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

詳しい (くわしい)

detailed; full; accurate; knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed

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

は (は)

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

我々 (われわれ)

に取って (にとって)

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

意外 (いがい)

unexpected; surprising

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

デス (デス)

death