耳を傾けたけれども、彼らが行なっている事が理解できなかった。

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English Translation

I listened but couldn't make out what they were saying.

Furigana

耳(みみ)を傾(かたむ)けたけれども、彼(かれ)らが行(おこ)なっている事(こと)が理解(りかい)できなかった。

Romanji

Mimi o katamuketa keredomo, karera ga okonatteiru koto ga rikai dekinakatta.

Words

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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.

傾ける (かたむける)

to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into; to ruin; to squander; to empty; to drink (alcohol)

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

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

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant