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私は彼らの沈黙を承諾の意にとった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 沈黙 承諾 とった

English Translation

I interpreted their silence as consent.

Furigana

(わたし)(かれ)らの沈黙(ちんもく)承諾(しょうだく)()にとった。

Romanji

Watashi wa karera no chinmoku o shōdaku no i ni totta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
沈黙 (ちんもく)
silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction
()
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.
承諾 (しょうだく)
consent; acquiescence; agreement
()
feelings; thoughts; meaning
()
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
穫る (とる)
to harvest (a crop)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is
Readings: ショウ、 ジョウ、 うけたまわ.る、 う.ける、 ささ.げる、 とど.める、 こ.らす、 つい.で、 すく.う
Meanings: acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
Reading: ダク
Meanings: consent, assent, agreement
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking