私は彼に説明してやったのだが、彼は混乱するばかりであった。

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English Translation

I explained it to him, only to make him confused.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に説明(せつめい)してやったのだが、彼(かれ)は混乱(こんらん)するばかりであった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare ni setsumeishiteyatta no da ga, kare wa konransuru bakari de atta.

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

に (に)

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

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

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

混乱 (こんらん)

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...