私は彼の夕食の誘いを辞退した。

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私は彼の夕食の誘いを辞退した。

English Translation

I declined his invitation to dinner.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の夕食(ゆうしょく)の誘(さそ)いを辞退(じたい)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no yūshoku no sasoi o jitaishita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

夕食 (ゆうしょく)

evening meal; dinner

誘い (さそい、いざない)

invitation; introduction; temptation

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.

辞退 (じたい)

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself