時がたつのは何と早いことかと彼はつくづく考えた。

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たつ 何と 早い こと つくづく 考えた

English Translation

He reflected on how quickly time passes.

Furigana

(とき)がたつのは(なん)(はや)いことかと(かれ)はつくづく(かんが)えた。

Romanji

Toki ga tatsu no wa nanto hayai koto ka to kare wa tsukuzuku kangaeta.

Words

(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
起つ (たつ)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何と (なんと)
what; how; whatever
早い (はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
(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
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
(つくづく、つくつく)
completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently
考える (かんがえる)
to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-
Meanings: early, fast
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over